Monument record MDO4004 - Romano-British settlement on South Down, Ibberton

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Summary

Earthwork of an Iron Age or Romano-British settlement containing groups of platforms which may be hut sites. Roman pottery has been found.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

This earthwork is situated on an east facing slope amid an Iron Age / Romano-British type Field System (ST 70 NE 11). It consists of a bank which averages 5.0m wide and 0.4m high, with an outer ditch. The ditch is poorly defined but averages 2.5m wide and 0.2m. deep, except on the north side where it has been destroyed by a modern track. The earthwork resembles the fairly common hilltop enclosures of the Iron Age / Romano-British type. There is an entrance, probably original, on the south side of the enclosure but it is in poor condition. The site is under grass. <2>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1902.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 17-AUG-55.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 125.
  • <4> Index: DCC SMR. to 2003. Former DCC SMR Card Index.
  • <5> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 881610.
  • <6> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 881809.
  • <7> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. RCH01/096.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205554.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8053 0692 (point)
Map sheet ST80NW
Civil Parish Ibberton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 027 011
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NW 10
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205554

Record last edited

Mar 8 2022 8:38AM

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