Monument record MDO21925 - Eggardon Hill, enclosure

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An octangonal enclosure within Eggardon Hillfort, site of a post medieval coppice.

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An octagonal enclosure bank within Eggardon Hillfort. Boundary of a former coppice planted to serve as a sea-mark. {1} The site is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. {2}

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). Vol 1: west, Page 13-15.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4153-4.

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Grid reference Centred SY 5405 9468 (72m by 65m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Askerswell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 19 2017 10:54AM

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