Monument record MDO4380 - Enclosure at Foxpound Plantation, Milborne St Andrew

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Summary

An enclosure on the southern slope of a broad ridge, formed by a bank and external ditch. In 1970 the bank was reported as being around 2 feet high and the ditch 2½ feet deep.

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SY 817969 Earthwork south east of Foxpound. Scheduled". <3> SY 81729693. The enclosure is generally as described by RCHM <2>. There is no trace of the circular depression in the centre. The bank is 1.6 metres above the ditch at its maximum. The second enclosure referred to by Warne may be that at SY 81449660 (SY 89 NW 89 ). Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 182.
  • <3> Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 77.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 29-MAY-81.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/096 RCHME Inventory: Dorset III (Central).
  • <6> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 881726.
  • <7> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BB76/07703.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455846.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8170 9695 (point)
Map sheet SY89NW
Civil Parish Milborne St Andrew; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 039 038
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 6
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455846
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Milborne St Andrew 38

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Mar 4 2023 7:22AM

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