Monument record MDO44628 - Oval enclosure, Cranborne

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Summary

An incomplete oval enclosure with long approach way is visible as a cropmark on air photographs. It appears to be integrated with a field system.

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SU 03851590. ?Necked enclosure, area 0.4 ha. visible on air photographs. Incomplete oval enclosure, with long approach way, integrated with 'Celtic' fields (SU 01 NW 25) in area of patchy gravelly drift on chalk. <1>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 26, Cranborne 38. [Mapped feature: #634032 ]
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: CUCAP VAPs V-DG 61 and 62.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868711.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0385 1590 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Cranborne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 127
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868711
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cranborne 38

Record last edited

Nov 9 2022 3:09PM

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