Monument record MDO20951 - MOUNT PLEASANT: possible extractive pits
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Summary
Numerous iregular-shaped pit-like features are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs within and around Mount Pleasant henge enclosure, possibly natural in origin or the result of post-medieval extractive activity.
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Full Description
Numerous iregular-shaped pit-like features, located within and around Mount Pleasant henge enclosure (MDO2890), are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and LIDAR {1}. Many of these features may be of natural origin, produced by the pockets of clay or sand known to occur across the ridge from Mount Pleasant to Frome Hill and beyond, while others may be solution holes or tree-throw holes. Some appear to be more regular in shape than others – oval or near-circular – and may be the result of post-medieval extractive activities, but none can be regarded as probably or possibly archaeological in origin solely on the basis of the cropmark evidence {2}.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SDO70 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1971. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1970. 92. 126.
- <1> SDO10922 Aerial Photograph: 14-APR-1968. NMR OS/68053 033.
- <1> SDO10978 Cartographic materials: Barber, M. 2005. Mount Pleasant 2005 plot.
- <1> SDO10984 Aerial Photograph: 02-MAY-1993. NMR OS/93105 034.
- <1> SDO11000 Aerial Photograph: 10_MAR-2004. D0032737.
- <2> SDO10981 Unpublished document: Barber, M. 2008. Mount Pleasant Draft Archive Report 2008.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 71070 89955 (425m by 251m) (21 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | West Stafford; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Record last edited
Apr 8 2013 11:51AM