Monument record MDO31131 - Post medieval tree enclosure ring, Grange Heath, Steeple

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Summary

An oval tree enclosure ring is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at Grange Heath.

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An oval tree enclosure ring (37m by 29m) is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at Grange Heath. A circular mound lying centrally within the enclosure may be the site of a Bronze Age barrow, it is described separately in MDO31132. The site is visible as an earthwork under trees on the most recent Google Earth imagery; it was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-JAN-1962. RAF 58/4878 (F22) 0068-9.

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Location

Grid reference SY 90098 83393 (point) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY98SW
Civil Parish Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Sep 11 2014 11:04AM

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