Monument record MDO49792 - Prehistoric enclosure, Plush Hill, Piddletrenthide

The potential site of a large prehistoric curvilinear banked enclosure is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on lidar imagery and aerial photographs on the west-facing slopes of Plush Hill, Piddletrenthide. The enclosure is 190m by 130m across and may be a settlement-related or stock enclosure; or simply part of the wider field system within which it sites (MDO49791). It was digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

The potential site of a large prehistoric curvilinear banked enclosure is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on lidar imagery and aerial photographs on the west-facing slopes of Plush Hill, Piddletrenthide. The enclosure is 190m by 130m across and may be a settlement-related or stock enclosure; or simply part of the wider field system within which it sits (MDO49791). It was digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. (Environment Agency 2023, OS 1974,)

<1> Environment Agency, 15-DEC-2023, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO20691.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 15-MAY-1974, OS/74058 119-20 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21558.

Record last edited

Dec 4 2025 11:39AM