Monument record MDO5230 - Romano-British settlement north of Bully Wood, Winterborne Houghton

Earthwork remains of an enclosure containing possible building platforms, a Romano-British enclosed settlement, and an embanked and lynchetted trackway.

B: Centre at ST 80220415 - Enclosure.

This sub-rectangular earthwork, half mile S of the settlement appears to consist of a bank 2.0m wide and 0.3m high, cut in many places by modern tracks. Ths site was heavily overgrown with bracken when investigated and no obviously original entrance could be deduced. The size and shape of the earthwork suggests a small hill-top enclosure, occasionally found in conjunction with field systems, but it may be nothing more than a well preserved field of the system. (ST 80 SW 1). <1>

ST 803042. Settlement N of Bully Wood, probably Romano-British. An embanked and lyncheted trackway, clearly integrated with 'Celtic' fields (ST 80 SW 1) runs from E to W along the south side of the site, widening at the W end into an open area, on the N side of which is a small bow-sided enclosure. A branch track runs N between fields to an area defined on the S and W by straight clear-cut lengths of bank and ditch meeting at an acute angle; that on the S is built on a 'Celtic' lynchet. The bank is about 12ft across and 1 1/2ft high; the ditch is of similar width and depth. Within the enclosure are faint traces of platforms, presumably for buildings. The track continues for a short distance along the E side of the enclosure, but quarrying has removed all traces of the N side. <2-3>

ST 803042. Earthworks SE of Park Wood. Scheduled. <4>

<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 23-AUG-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 298 (Monograph). SDO136.

'(10) Settlement, N. of Bully Wood (803042), probably Romano-British, lies on the spur immediately S. of (9), at a similar height and in a similar position. An embanked and lynchetted trackway, clearly integrated with ‘Celtic’ fields, runs from E. to W. along the S. side of the site, widening at the W. end into an open area, on the N. side of which is a small bow-sided enclosure. A branch track runs N. between fields to an area defined on the S. and W. by straight, clear-cut lengths of bank and ditch meeting at an acute angle; that on the S. is built on a ‘Celtic’ lynchet. The bank is about 12 ft. across and 1½ ft. high; the ditch is of similar width and depth. Within the enclosure are faint traces of platforms, presumably for buildings. The track continues for a short distance along the E. side of the enclosure, but quarrying has removed all traces of the N. side.'

<3> Royal Air Force, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1083-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17657.

<4> DOE, 1978, Scheduled Monument Notification DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978, 78 (Scheduling record). SDO17448.

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 882062 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME. Meriden Wood, Park Bottom, Bully Wood, Bully Plantation, Dorset: Few details on the survey - probably traced. Bibliographic References : 1) Celtic Field Gp (53).

<6> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 882417 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME. Settlement North of Bully Wood, Dorset: Bibliographic References : 1) Pt 2, Monument (10)2) Celtic Field Gp (53).

<7> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 882576 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME. Settlement North of Bully Wood, Dorset: Discoloured tracing. Bibliographic References : 1) Pt 2, monument (10) Tracing from an original2) Celtic Field Gp (53).

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AA72/01796 (Index). SDO14738.

ROUGH PLAN OF EARTHWORKS OF A PROBABLE RB SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH NEARBY FIELD SYSTEM.

<9> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BB72/03999 (Index). SDO14738.

PLAN OF RB SETTLEMENT REMAINS ASSOCIATED WITH SURROUNDING FIELD SYSTEM (ST 80 SW 1).

<10> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BB72/04110A (Index). SDO14738.

PLAN OF EARTHWORKS OF A PROBABLE RB SETTLEMENT.

<11> Historic England, Historic England Archive, RCH01/096 (Index). SDO14738.

RCHME Inventory. Dorset III (Central): A large collection of archive relating to the RCHME Dorset Inventory Volume III, published in 1970. It contains field surveys and excavation archive. Parish files containing original surveys have been given child collection status.

<12> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205826 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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