Monument record MDO42950 - Late Prehistoric trackway, Shearplace Hill, Sydling St Nicholas
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Summary
Linear banks and ditches of a probable Late Prehistoric trackway are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery on Shearplace Hill, Sydling St Nicholas. The feature may be associated with a Bronze Age settlement (MDO42932; NRHE Hob UID 453117) to the south and Iron Age/Romano-British field systems (MDO42933 and MDO42951; NRHE Hob UID 868660) to the south and north. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
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Full Description
Linear banks and ditches of a probable Late Prehistoric trackway are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery on Shearplace Hill, Sydling St Nicholas (1-5). The feature may be associated with a Bronze Age settlement (MDO42932; NRHE Hob UID 453117) to the south and Iron Age/Romano-British field systems (MDO42933 and MDO42951; NRHE Hob UID 868660) to the south and north. The feature is recorded as a linear earthwork on the OS 1st Edition map (6). It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
The feature is still visible on current Google Earth imagery.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO16894 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1794 RP 3376-7.
- <2> SDO16886 Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. JAN 69. SY6498/4 (JRB108/21).
- <3> SDO16892 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 21-APR-76. SY6398/1 (NMR926/470).
- <4> SDO16885 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 15-SEPT-79. OS79124/310 V.
- <5> SDO16524 Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2019. LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN.
- <6> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6400 9887 (point) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Sydling St Nicholas; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NW 23
Record last edited
Mar 31 2021 3:56PM