Monument record MDO44114 - Later prehistoric enclosure or field boundary, Tarrant Keyneston
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Summary
The potential site of a later prehistoric enclosure is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs dated 2000. It was digitally plotted from aerial photographs during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.
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Full Description
ST 915 040 (GCE) A rapid examination of air photography suggests the presence of lynchets, enclosures and trackways, possibly of Prehistoric or Roman date, visible as cropmarks on the hillside southeast of Keynston Dairy House. <1>
The features described above include two rectilinear ditched enclosures each measuring about 50m by 50m. One is at ST 9154 0413 and the other at ST 9178 0388. These were recorded as cropmarks on Historic England aerial photographs in 2015.
The trackways referred to above comprise a triple ditched feature crossed by ditches of a different phase at ST 9141 0428 - recorded on the 1989 photos in source <1.1>. <2>
An irregular curvilinear ditch is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs dated 2000 <3-4>. It is the potential site of a later prehistoric enclosure or trackway/field boundary and was digitally plotted from aerial photographs during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SDO19396 Aerial Photograph: Historic England Archive. 23-APR-2015. Historic England Archive 29558-008-15.
- <1> SWX1708 Unpublished document: Miller, Andrew. 1993. RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project.
- <1.1> SDO19395 Aerial Photograph: 07-APR-1989. NMR 4350: 17-21.
- <3> SDO18387 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 28-JUN-2000. NMR 18801/05.
- <4> SDO18381 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 25-JUN-2000. NMR 18801/08.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 982025.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9183 0412 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90SW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Keyneston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SW 118
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 982025
Record last edited
Feb 13 2023 7:15AM