Monument record MDO1879 - Prehistoric field system in Brimstone Bottom, Owermoigne
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Summary
A prehistoric field system. Field boundaries associated with the system are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at Brimstone Bottom.
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Full Description
(Centred at SY 772825) In the field immediately east of Brimstone Bottom Barn and copse are a few massive lynchets, of short length and irregular outline, probably because of the irregular contours of the hillside. In the pasture east of the parish boundary are faint traces of lynchets and field banks. The system appears to be of Iron Age/Romano-British type. <1>
BRIMSTONE BOTTOM (SY 770825-775826) Owermoigne and Chaldon Herring. Fragmentary and partly quarried 'Celtic' fields covered about 20 acres between 300 ft. and 400 ft. above O.D., on chalk, along the steep N-facing slope above Brimstone Bottom. Surviving lynchets are high, one scrap reaching 35 ft. <2>
This field system, centred at SY 773825, covering approximately 2.0 ha., remains as described. <3>
The prehistoric field system described above in <2> is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at Brimstone Bottom. The earthworks consist of curvilinear boundaries formed of narrow banks, visible over an area measuring approximately 275 m by 80 m. <5-7> These features were digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 17-DEC-54.
- <1.1> SDO12924 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 F20 4320-21.
- <2> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 628.
- <3> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 22-JUL-80.
- <3.1> SDO17436 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4439-41.
- <4> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <5> SDO13248 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2002. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
- <6> SDO13151 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2005. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
- <7> SDO13314 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454126.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 770 825 (point) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SE |
| Civil Parish | Owermoigne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 086 048
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 454126
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SE 3
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454126
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Group 14
Record last edited
Dec 8 2021 1:58PM