Monument record MDO41688 - Probable late prehistoric enclosure, New Barn Farm, Shapwick

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Summary

Linear ditched features to the southeast of New Barn Farm are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The features form a partial sub-rectangular enclosure and may be Iron Age or Romano-British in date. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Linear ditched features to the southeast of New Barn Farm are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (1-2). The features form a partial three-sided sub-rectangular enclosure 37m by 32m; the east side is not visible but the enclosure directly abuts the west side of a late prehistoric trackway (MDO41686). It is also situated around 50m south of a probable Iron Age to Romano-British settlement (MDO41687) . It is probable that the enclosure is broadly contemporary with these features, most likely Iron Age or Romano-British in date The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <2> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 26-JUN-70. NMR290/100-1 (ST9501/2).
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 04-SEP-95. NMR/15397/51 (ST9501/0007).
  • <4> Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1994. Shapwick Parish, Kingston Lacy Estate, Wessex Region. 94.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9584 0105 (point)
Map sheet ST90SE
Civil Parish Shapwick; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jun 26 2020 1:06PM

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