Monument record MDO28522 - Enclosure, Tarrant Gunville
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Summary
An enclosure visible as crop marks on aerial photographs. The enclosure is an irregular oval approximately 180 by 120 metres, and probably dates to the late prehistoric. Faint crop marks in the vicinity suggest it may be part of a larger complex of features.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A close-ended double ditched boundary presumably from a Late Prehistoric enclosure adjacent to a small possibly sub-rectilinear enclosure seen as cropmarks in 2007 aerial photography <2> (ST 9106 1251).
Its possible that the double ditched feature forms an enclosure with a wide ditch seen to the north on Google Earth <3>. Therefore the smaller enclosure would likely be a feature within this wider enclosure. It is also a possibility that these features relate to the potential windmill site immediately adjacent (912377).
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO19175 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-JUN-2007. NMR ST 9112/05 NMR 24633/32.
- <1> SDO12570 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2005. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
- <3> SDO18557 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01-JAN-2005. Google Earth 2005.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1518401.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 9105 1268 (272m by 308m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Gunville; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SW 139
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1518401
Record last edited
Jan 7 2023 7:40AM
