Monument record MDO6400 - Roman road from Old Sarum to Badbury Rings
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Part of the Old Sarum to Badbury Rings Roman Road. The Roman road is visible as cropmarks and earthwork on aerial photographs and lidar imagery (2-3) and was digitially plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.
<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), xxxiii (Monograph). SDO129.
'The road from Old Sarum to Badbury Rings enters the county just N.E. Of Woodyates…. Through Witchampton parish and into Pamphill the road is obscured by a later track, but the agger survives on the edge of the copse beside King Down Farm.'
<2> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.
<3> National Monuments Record, 21-APR-1976, NMR 926/406-416 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18140.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). xxxiii.
- <2> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <3> SDO18140 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 21-APR-1976. NMR 926/406-416.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 9685 0370 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90SE |
| Civil Parish | Witchampton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 027 025 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1047606
Record last edited
Aug 3 2022 7:55PM
