Monument record MDO31371 - Fox Pound, post medieval to early modern pound, Higher Hyde Heath, Bere Regis

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Summary

A post medieval pound, is visible as an earthwork on undated aerial photographs (probably of 1930s date) on Higher Hyde Heath, Bere Regis.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A post medieval pound, is visible as an earthwork on undated aerial photographs (probably of 1930s date) on Higher Hyde Heath, Bere Regis. The pound is a banked enclosure of which the western and part of the southern sides are still extant. It measures approximately 140 m by 95 m. (1) The extent of the enclosure, marked as Fox Pound, is shown on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. (2-3) This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. This is a duplicate of 30039.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Crawford, O G S. No date. NMR SY 8391/1 CCC 11755/5852.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8508 9020 (185m by 170m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY89SE
Civil Parish Bere Regis; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 18 2015 12:38PM

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