Monument record MDO3796 - Prehistoric field system on Minchington Down and Woodcutts Common, Sixpenny Handley and Farnham

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Summary

Traces of fields of later prehistoric and/or Roman date on Minchington Down and Woodcutts Common. Largely levelled by more recent ploughing, some field banks and lynchets were recorded as earthworks by RCHME and the Ordnance Survey in the 1950s.

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(Centred ST 960164) Field system. <1> Irregular field banks and lynchets, probably Iron Age/Romano-British, partly under grass and partly ploughed. <2> 'Celtic' fields, now almost destroyed by ploughing, extend from the Farnham parish boundary, where they adjoin an enclosure (ST 91 NE 26) [Note: ie MDO6067], as far as Manor Farm (ST 974167). <3>

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Atkinson, R J C. Annotated Record Map Private 6 Sheet (R J C Atkinson Undated). Pte 6" (R J C Atkinson 1.3.49).
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 09-APR-51.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 118, [Group (83)].
  • <3.1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-APR-53. RAF/F21 58/1090 0101-2.
  • <4>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209787. [Mapped feature: #634582 ]

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Location

Grid reference ST 9600 1640 (point)
Map sheet ST91NE
Civil Parish Farnham; Dorset
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 NE 30
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209787
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 83

Record last edited

Dec 19 2022 3:55PM

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