Monument record MDO3329 - Iron Age/Romano-British field system, Winterbourne Abbas

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Summary

An enclosed field system of probable Iron Age/Romano-British origin is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. It appears to have been adopted and adapted for re-use during the medieval period.

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Full Description

An enclosed field system of probable Iron Age/Romano-British origin is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. It appears to have been adopted and adapted for re-use during the medieval period. {1-9}

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 14-APR-1984. NMR OS/84029 243-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 1972. DCC 212/0036.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: 21-SEP-1998. NMR SY 6091/7-9 (18057/05-07).
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: 21-SEP-1998. NMR SY 6091/5 (18153/05).
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: 23-APR-1980. NMR SY 6091/1 (1749/088).
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 017-019.
  • <7> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3141-43.
  • <8> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4066-68.
  • <9> Aerial Photograph: 1972. DCC 232/0116.
  • <10> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 622-634.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 602 913 (860m by 1174m) (53 map features)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Winterbourne Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 132 058
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ancient Field Group 1

Record last edited

Apr 18 2016 12:21PM

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