Monument record MDO1904 - Enclosure west of New Buildings, Piddlehinton
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Summary
An enclosure consisting of a bank and external ditch, except on the northern side where there is only a ditch, enclosing an area of about one third of an acre.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ploughed out; only a very faint scarp visible on the ground. This earthwork was not a valley enclosure, and may have been analagous to the Church Hill enclosure at Piddletrenthide of unknown date. <2>
Only unsurveyable traces of this earthwork may be seen in a stubble covered field, and it may now be considered as site. The relationship between the earthwork and the field system (SY 69 NE 12) could not be determined. <3>
(SY 69709664). Enclosure now destroyed by ploughing formerly lay immediately west of New Buildings, on the crest of an east-west spur, and consisted of a rectangular area of circa 1/2 acre, bounded by a bank and an external ditch on the west, south and east sides, and by a ditch only on the north. There was no entrance. It lies in close, but indeterminable, relationship to `Celtic' fields. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SDO18524 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. RCHM Mss file.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 07-DEC-54.
- <4> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 212.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452926.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6970 9664 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Piddlehinton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 087 024
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 26
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452926
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Piddlehinton 24
Record last edited
Oct 27 2023 2:37PM
