Monument record MDO1214 - Prehistoric field system, Godmanstone
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Summary
Earthwork remains of an Iron Age or Romano-British field system. Ploughing has reduced the earthworks to broad low lynchets averaging 11metres in width and 0.6 metres in height.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(Centred SY 651964). Field system taken from air photographs by R Atkinson in 1949. (1)
Centred SY 651964. An Iron Age/Romano-British type field system within the area delineated by Authy 1. Well defined lynchets and field banks forming rectinlinear fields are visible in area SY 655963. At SY 648969 and SY 657968 only fragmentary remains of lynchets are visible, and at SY 645965 and SY 657965 there are no traces at all. (2)
'Celtic' field systems are well defined in areas SY 648966 and SY 655964 on air photographs.
Elsewhere within the delineated area (Authy 1) they are vague or indistinct. (3)
Field system reduced to broad low lynchets averaging 11.0m wide and 0.6m high. (4)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 69 NE 6.
- <2> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision.
- <3> SDO17965 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-48. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4124-28.
- <4> SWX2397 Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. Annotated Record Map Rec. 6 (R J C Atkinson 1 3 49). Spec 6" (R J C Atkinson 1.3.49).
- <5> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 03-FEB-55.
- <6> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 30-JAN-81.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452842.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 651 964 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Godmanstone; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 050 009
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 6
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452842
Record last edited
Apr 21 2022 3:15PM
