Monument record MDO30670 - Later prehistoric hut circle, Woodsford

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Summary

A possible Bronze Age or Iron Age hut circle is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of 2004 to the east of East Woodsford. It may be associated with an area of settlement located to the north (see MDO30667), or may predate it.

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Full Description

A possible Bronze Age or Iron Age hut circle is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of 2004 to the east of East Woodsford. It may be associated with an area of settlement located to the north (see MDO30667), or may predate it. The possible hut circle is formed of a sub-circular bank measuring 15 m in diameter. It has a break on its northern side, measuring 7 m across and a break or entrance to the south west, measuring 2 m across. (1) This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 15-JUN-2004. NMR SY 7690/6-12 NMR 23489/03-18.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7694 9043 (19m by 20m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY79SE
Civil Parish Woodsford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 27 2014 12:35PM

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