Monument record MDO3973 - Enclosed field system, Hilton
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Summary
Earthwork remains including banks, lynchets and enclosures of an extensive Iron Age or Romano British field system.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(Centred at ST 774045). Field systems plotted from air photographs. <1>
A combination of Celtic fields and strip lynchets. <2>
For the northern portion of this field system, see air photographs. None were available for the remainder of the area, and the boundary was supplied entirely from field observation.
An Iron Age/Romano-British type field system with no trace of Medieval superimpositions on this sheet. The majority of the area falls on the western slopes of a ridge which is partly under grass and partly under high crops. The system consists in the main of fairly pronounced but scattered field banks and lynchets forming rectilinear enclosures. The most prominent evidence is in Cuckoo Lane where lynchets and field banks are pronounced. <3>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1583 Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49).
- <2> SWX2467 Unpublished document: RCHM Mss file.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 15-AUG-55.
- <3.1> SDO17525 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4341-2.
- <4> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 335.
- <5> SDO17384 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/096 RCHME Inventory: Dorset III (Central). RCH01/096.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 201803.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 773 039 (695m by 2117m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70SE |
| Civil Parish | Hilton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 025 036
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 SE 1
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 201803
Record last edited
Nov 29 2022 3:05PM