Monument record MDO28566 - Boundary banks at Vearse Farm, Symondsbury

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Summary

Several linear earthworks were observed in 1994 during a site visit as part of an archaeological evaluation. These features were earthen banks, some with stone cores, and were interpreted as former former constructed hedgerows / field boundaries. Cartographic evidence showed them to be hedgerows removed in recent decades.

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Full Description

Multiple linear earthworks. Remains of former field boundaries removed as fields amalgamated. Present farm building may not be first building on site. (1)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Currie, C K. 1994. A Desk-Top Archaeological Assessment of Vearse Farm, Symondsbury, near Bridport, Dorset. SY455924. November 1994..
  • <2> Serial: Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1995. Medieval Archaeology : journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology 39. 39.

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Location

Grid reference SY 4550 9247 (point)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Symondsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO28566

Record last edited

Nov 12 2020 5:28PM

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