Monument record MDO3518 - Dyke near Deadman's Coppice, Ashmore

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Summary

A prehistoric earthwork dyke some one hundred and fifty metres long, aligned south west to north east. The south-western end of the dyke lies within Deadman's Coppice where it survives as a shallow ditch and bank, the latter standing approximately half a metre high in 1972. Elsewhere the monument has been reduced or levelled by ploughing, and damaged by trackways.

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  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209958.
  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9098 1616 (599m by 338m) Centred on
Map sheet ST91NW
Civil Parish Ashmore; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 002 015
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 NW 35
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209958
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ashmore 15

Record last edited

Feb 22 2023 12:20PM

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