Monument record MDO4727 - Prehistoric field system, Spetisbury
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Summary
An extensive prehistoric field system visible mostly as crop and soil marks, and surviving as slight earthworks in places. It is most visible on Charlton Down between Combs Ditch and around Bottom Plantation, Sparrowbush Farm, and Thornicombe. The site forms part of a wider field system described in MDO45687 and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(Centred at ST 881015) Field systems plotted from air photographs. <1>
An extensive field system mainly under grass and stubble. The field banks are poorly defined, but the lynchets are pronounced, varying from 0.3 to 2.5m high, according to the steepness of the ground.
The system is of the Iron Age/Romano-British type, but both from ground and air photograph observation it is difficult to decide whether the system is earlier or later than Combs Ditch. <2>
Area ST 885012. Crop-marks showing possible remains of several single-ditched enclosures. <4>
The site forms part of a wider field system described in MDO45687 and was digitally plotted from aerial photographs and lidar imagery <10-11> during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SWX1583 Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. spec 6 inch (RJCA 1.3.49). 1.3.49.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 10-NOV-54.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
- <4> SDO17713 Aerial Photograph: Boyden, J R. 4-MAR-1973. Boyden Flight 64.
- <5> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 345.
- <5.1> SDO19433 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. F21 58/RAF/1090: 0083-4.
- <6> SDO17384 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/096 RCHME Inventory: Dorset III (Central).
- <7> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 883077.
- <8> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 883242.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205691.
- <10> SDO18084 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 13-SEP-1982. OS/82203 V 73.
- <11> SDO19501 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF/58/0254 V1 158.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 885 015 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80SE |
| Civil Parish | Spetisbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 048 032
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SE 31
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205691
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 67
Record last edited
Feb 22 2023 2:35PM
