Monument record MDO47182 - Enclosure, Dewlish

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Summary

Cropmarks of an Iron Age or Romano-British enclosure with finds of Iron Age pottery.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(SY 73719848) An Iron Age/Romano-British enclosure on Dole's Hill is now the nearest recognisable walled or banked enclosure to the castel' which is mentioned in Saxon charter. <1> On the summit of a ridge at SY 73729848 is a right-angled ploughed down bank, 8.0 metres wide and 0.3 metres high, which resembles a lynchet corner. The sides are approximately 40.0 metres long, fading out to west and north. A single very small sherd of probable I.A. pottery was found near the bank. No conclusion can be reached as to the nature and date of the feature from the visible remains. No survey made on M.S.D. <2> A rapid examination of air photography shows the enclosure as a bank (possibly with external banks) on top of Dole's Hill. <3>

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 331-2.
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 3363-64.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 18-NOV-80.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Miller, Andrew. 1993. RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project. 23-FEB-1993.
  • <3.1> Aerial Photograph: Boyden, J R. JRB 3424: 11.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454795.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish Dewlish; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NW 41
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454795

Record last edited

Sep 25 2023 5:32PM

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