Monument record MDO4085 - Prehistoric field system on Iwerne Hill, Iwerne Minster

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Cropmarks of an Iron Age or Romano British field system; no longer visible.

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ST 881146 Crop marks of rectangular enclosures (Iron Age/Romano British type field system) visible on air photographs. <1-4> The area has been under plough, but is now grass covered. No trace of field systems seen. <5> The area is under plough, and no trace of a field system could be seen either on the ground, or on OS air photographs <7.1>. <7>

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-Apr-1947. RAF CPE/UK/2038 3082.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-Apr-1947. RAF CPE/UK/2038 3083.
  • <3> Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. Annotated Record Map Rec. 6 (R J C Atkinson 1 3 49).
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 19.8.54. RAF F22/542/8 66-67.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 02-MAR-56.
  • <6> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North).
  • <7> Unpublished document: Chaplin, C P. Field Investigators Comments CPC. F2 CC 10-FEB-78.
  • <7.1> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. OS 75 371 88-90.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206091.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 880 146 (743m by 290m)
Map sheet ST81SE
Civil Parish Iwerne Minster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 029 029
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 SE 11
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206091

Record last edited

Sep 21 2022 10:47AM

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