Monument record MDO3586 - Enclosure in Thornicombe Bottom, Blandford St Mary

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A plough-levelled irregular oval enclosure measuring some 200 feet by 140 feet, defined by a single ditch some 6-8 feet wide. There seems to be a simple gap-entrance in the south-southeastern part of the enclosure. The enclosure is undated, but probably broadly Prehistoric. Aerial photographic evidence suggests that, unusually, the former earthwork bank lay outside the ditch. Note* This entry appears to duplicate monument MDO3585

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Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 80 SE 39.
  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 46.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8655 0300 (point)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Blandford St Mary; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 004 039 A
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Blandford St Mary 39

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Apr 3 2021 3:06PM

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