Monument record MDO25637 - Enclosure on Hewish Hill, Portesham

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Summary

The eastern half of a rectilinear ditched enclosure is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on the north side of Hewish Hill. It is considered to be of medieval or post medieval date.

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The eastern half of a small rectilinear ditched enclosure (27m across) is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs on the north side of Hewish Hill {1-2}. It is considered to be of medieval or post medieval date and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6455-6.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4293-4.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6402 8430 (43m by 56m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY68SW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 18 2016 2:10PM

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