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Monument record MDO4459 - Cross dyke, Milton Abbas

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Summary

A prehistoric cross dyke running across the top of a spur, and comprising a bank with a ditch on one side.

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Type and Period (1)

CROSS DYKE (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)

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Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 200.
<2> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205822.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred ST 8044 0200 (159m by 196m) Centred on
Map sheet	ST80SW
Civil Parish	Milton Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 040 027
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SW 67
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205822
Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Milton Abbas 27

Record last edited

Mar 25 2023 7:15AM

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