Monument record MDO45103 - Field system on Oakley Down, Pentridge and Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

Traces of a field system on Oakley Down, visible as cropmarks on air photographs. RCHME observed traces of lynchets surviving as earthworks up to 1 metre in height, as well as vague traces of lynchets not forming any clear field pattern. The relationship with the fields recorded as MDO6116 is uncertain, but any distinction is probably arbitrary. The area where these two "groups" of fields meet is depicted on Plan 3 in Bowen 1990.

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(SU 024175) Field System (NR). <3> (Centred SU 023176) Field system on Oakley Down. Taken from air photographs. <1> Strong lynchets up to 1.0m high occur in the area SU 024175, and there are also vague traces of lynchets not forming any field pattern, at SU 020179. <2> Part of 'Celtic' Field Group 85. <4>

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  • <1> Map: Atkinson, R J C. Annotated Record Map Private 6 Sheet (R J C Atkinson Undated). Corr 6" (R J C Atkinson 1.5.49).
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 27-JUL-54.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 118-9, Plan opposite p102.
  • <5> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. Object Number: RCH01/091..
  • <6> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. Area Plan 3.
  • <7> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. Object Number: 884555..
  • <8>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213503. [Mapped feature: #634543 ]

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Location

Grid reference SU 0234 1761 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Pentridge; Dorset
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 20
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213503
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 85

Record last edited

Dec 16 2022 2:50PM

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