Monument record MDO24099 - Field system, Tenants Hill, Kingston Russell

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Summary

A field system of prehistoric origin, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on Tennants Hill.

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Full Description

A field system is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1-2} in the vicinty of the Bronze Age enclosure on Tennants Hill (MDO1263). The field system is considered likely to be of contemporary origin with the enclosure although later medieval elements may have been subsiquently added. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3100-1.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 01-SEP-2004. NMR SY 5788/7-9 (23707/11-13).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5784 8820 (476m by 457m) (21 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Kingston Russell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 450289

Record last edited

Jun 17 2024 1:37PM

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