EDO4698 - Poundbury Camp, Dorchester; field observation 1954

A field survey was conducted at the site of Poundbury Camp, Dorchester by J. Rigg. of the Ordnance Survey Archaeological Division on the 1 September 1954. His field notes are recorded on the OS record card as follows. The present appearance of this camp is of an area encircled by one strong steep-sided bank except in the North where it is weak and degenerates to a terrace towards its eastern end. This inner bank has a much mutilated and weak outer bank in the West and South where the outer slopes flow gently to the foot of the inner bank with no intervening ditch except in the North West. The outer bank is replaced by a terrace in the East and in the North the Roman aqueduct occupies the course of a possible outer bank though the existence of an outer bank would have appeared doubtful in view of the general steep natural slope and the weak nature of the inner bank. Entrances in the NW, SW and SE appear modern while the entrance at A is simple. [1]