Monument record MDO20976 - Flagstones: ring ditch

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Summary

A prehistoric ring ditch is visible on aerial photographs taken during the excavation of Flagstones Neolithic enclosure. Probably the site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow or a hut circle associated with the Iron Age field system overling the enclosure

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A prehistoric ring ditch, 8m in diameter, is visible on aerial photographs taken during the excavation of Flagstones Neolithic enclosure (MDO20969). Probably the site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow or a hut circle associated with the Iron Age field system (MDO20972) overling the enclosure {1-2}.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 10-JUL-1987. NMR SY 7080/13 (3425/14).
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 15-JUN-1987. NMR SY 7089/15 (3421/18).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 70432 90011 (10m by 10m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY79SW
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 9 2010 1:45PM

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