Monument record MDO43500 - Field System, Blandford St Mary
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Summary
Iron Age or Romano-British 'celtic' fields possibly overlain by Medieval or later cultivation.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(Centred ST 870050) Field Systems. Taken from air photographs in 1949. <1>
Centred ST 870050. A very poorly defined field system on arable ground, though at the time of investigation largely under grass. The system is best seen on air photographs and is of Iron Age/Romano British type ST 861058. In this area there are some pronounced E-W, grass covered lynchets. These are approximately parallel, but rather widely spaced, and appear to be neither straight nor regular enough to be Medieval. They may represent Medieval or later utilization of the Iron Age/Romano-British system. <2>
Traces of 'Celtic' fields vaguely referred to in text but shown on plan. <3>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1583 Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49).
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 02-SEP-55.
- <2.1> SDO17712 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3327-8.
- <3> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 341, 345.
- <4> SDO134 Index: Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Dorset Barrow Survey.
- <5> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 35.
- <6> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 882877.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205429.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8699 0500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80NE |
| Civil Parish | Blandford St Mary; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 004 042
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NE 12
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205429
Record last edited
Feb 25 2022 2:37PM
