Banked linear earthworks to the west of Tarrant Rawston are visible on Environment Agency lidar imagery [1]. The features comprise of wide linear banks forming a series of partial enclosures on a broadly NNE-SSW alignment, extending over a distance of over 1800m by 1200m. They are probably part of a later prehistoric field system, possibly of Bronze Age/Iron Age origin, one that may continue to the northeast and recorded under MDO5081. The features overlap a settlement of probable Iron Age to Roman date (MDO5133). The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Loading documents & images
Map
Find a placename, postcode or grid reference
Map layers
Base layers
Info
Record list
Tools
The map is limited to 3000 records per layer so not all records are being displayed for this area. Zoom in to see more.
Banked linear earthworks to the west of Tarrant Rawston are visible on Environment Agency lidar imagery [2]. The features comprise of wide linear banks forming a series of partial enclosures on a broadly NNE-SSW alignment, extending over a distance of over 1800m by 1200m. They are probably part of a later prehistoric field system, possibly of Bronze Age/Iron Age origin, one that may continue to the northeast and recorded under MDO5081. The features overlap a settlement of probable Iron Age to Roman date (MDO5133). They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Sources/Archives (2)
<1> SDO99
Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 118-119.
Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 062 015
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 37
Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 70
Record last edited
Nov 25 2022 11:04AM
Comments and Feedback
Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.
Comments
Insert Link
Report Comment
Max 1000 characters. Plain text only.
Email User
Your message will be emailed to the person who posted this comment.