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Monument record MDO18867 - Poundbury Camp; Ring ditch

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Summary

Double ring ditch with an inner ditch.

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Type and Period (1)

RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

(SY 68139110; 68259113; sited from plan). Two barrows visible as ring ditches on 1976 air phtographs, within Poundbury Hillfort (see illustration)(not visible on available RAF APs). <1>

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
<2> SDO9646 Article in serial: Keen, L. 1976. 'Dorset Archaeology in 1976. Dorchester (SY 685911)' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society.. 98. 56.
<3> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453567.

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Event - Interpretation: Poundbury Camp, Dorchester; aerial photograph interpretation 1976 (EDO4576)

Location

Grid reference	SY 68128 91116 (point)
Map sheet	SY69SE
Civil Parish	Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 184
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453567

Record last edited

Dec 31 2023 3:54PM

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