Monument record MDO4397 - Possible enclosure, Milborne St Andrew

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Summary

Cropmarks visible on photographs taken in 1979, interpreted as a roughly square enclosure with a possible entrance at the north-east corner.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

At SY 81439865, the cropmark of a ditch of a possible sub-rectangular enclosure, is visible on air photographs. It measures approximately 34.5 metres square internally, with rounded corners. The ditch overlaps at the north-east angle for about 20 metres as if to allow an entrance way some 6 metres wide. <1> Inspection not possible because of crops, but nothing visible from a distance. <2.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F1 NJA 19-JAN-81.
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: 15-SEP-79. OS 79/109/40-1.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 02-JUN-81.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456084.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8143 9861 (point)
Map sheet SY89NW
Civil Parish Milborne St Andrew; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 039 054
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 85
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456084

Record last edited

Mar 6 2023 3:20PM

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