Monument record MDO4909 - Enclosure, Tarrant Gunville

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An enclosure of unknown date visible as crop marks on air photographs.

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(ST 91651425) Possible enclosure on Dungrove Hill, visible only on air photographs. The feature is roughly circular and about 200 feet in diameter. A narrow funnelled entrance leads into it on the south east. <1> There is no visible surface indication of the possible enclosure on Dungrove Hill. The site falls in arable farmland, on a gentle south west facing slope of a small spur at 400 ft OD. <2> The site is possibly classifiable as a banjo enclosure [airphotograph transcription plan and consideration of comparable enclosures]. <3-4<

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 96.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Stone, J W. Field Investigators Comments JWS. F1 JWS 26-JAN-78.
  • <3> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. 93.
  • <4> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 25.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/097 RCHME Inventory: Dorset IV (North).
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210248.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9165 1425 (point)
Map sheet ST91SW
Civil Parish Tarrant Gunville; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 057 035
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SW 45
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210248
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Gunville 35

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Jan 6 2023 4:23PM

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