Monument record MDO4768 - Prehistoric field system, Stoke Wake
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'Group (50): Cuckoo Lane (Hilton and Stoke Wake).
'Celtic' fields, considerably altered, survive on parts of the W.-facing slopes of the spur S. from Bulbarrow, between 600 ft. and 800 ft. O.D., partly on Clay-with-flints over the Chalk. They formerly extended into Stoke Wake parish where, N. of Bulbarrow, dyke (7) impinges on fragmentary remains. A pattern is detectable only over some 8 acres immediately W. of Cuckoo Lane, extending N. from ST 774048 to the boundary with Stoke Wake parish.
A series of roughly parallel E.-W. lynchets 30 yds. To 40 yds. Apart runs down the slope to a substantial lynchet on the W. shoulder of the spur. N.-S. field divisions between them are generally destroyed or altered. There is a double-lynchet with lower scarp 7 ft. high running S. for 80 yds. From the parish boundary at 77450412.
Air photographs: CPE/UK 1934: 1078-9'. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <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. 334-335.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 7730 0561 (616m by 810m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70NE |
| Civil Parish | Stoke Wake; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 050 008
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 50
Record last edited
Feb 13 2012 3:11PM
