Monument record MDO2073 - Prehistoric field system at Portesham Withy Bed, Portesham
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Summary
A later prehistoric field system partially overlain by medieval strip lynchets, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A later prehistoric field system is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1-2}, covering a re-entrant valley of about 30 acres to the north of Portesham Withy Bed. The site which was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project, is partially overlain by medieval strip lynchets recorded separately in MDO2034.
A terraceway climbs the steep natural scarp N. from the Withy Bed where finds of pottery, iron, bronze, bone and flint (Dorset Procs. XXXVII (1916), XXXIX), now lost, suggest Romano-British and earlier occupation. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO11675 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-XXXX. NMR SY 5986/1 (10190 ORACLE2 ).
- <2> SDO11629 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1071-2.
- <3> 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. 625.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 593 863 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Portesham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 065
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 450396
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 4
Record last edited
Jun 30 2014 5:30PM