Monument record MDO42980 - Iron Age farmstead, New Barn, Maiden Newton
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Summary
A banked and ditched rectilinear enclosure is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the west of New Barn, Maiden Newton. The features are recorded as an Iron Age farmstead and is a Scheduled Monument (List Entry 1002859), along with a well-preserved part of an extensive Iron Age/Romano-British field system (MDO42979; NRHE Hob UID 453063) to the north and west. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A banked and ditched rectilinear enclosure is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the west of New Barn, Maiden Newton (1, 2). The north side of the enclosure is the best preserved, indicating an outer bank and ditch approximately 84m across, as well as fragments of additional banks and ditches. A modern trackway dissects the enclosure from west to east and irregular earthworks at the western corner indicate part of a later pond. Partial banks are visible to the southeast, possibly part of the enclosure's southeast side, completing an enclosure approximating 84m by 80m (2). Investigations withing the enclosure produced flint rubble flooring and a quantity of Iron Age/Romano-British pottery sherds (see NRHE Hob UID 453063).
The features are recorded as an Iron Age farmstead and is a Scheduled Monument (List Entry 1002859), along with a well-preserved part of an extensive Iron Age/Romano-British field system (MDO42979; NRHE Hob UID 453063) to the north and west. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO16911 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-NOV-71. RAF/39/3829 V 0039-40.
- <2> SDO16916 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEPT-12. NMR 27602/007 (SY6198/004).
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 153.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6105 9854 (point) (60 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Maiden Newton; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 1002859: Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Scheduled Monument DO 479: Field system and settlement site E of Combe Bottom
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 069 015 B
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NW 10
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453063
Record last edited
Dec 8 2020 11:27AM