Monument record MDO5275 - Prehistoric field system on North Down, Winterborne Kingston

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Summary

A prehistoric field system covering around 90 acres on and to the north east of North Down, and once extending in all directions. In 1970 this field system was reported as being particularly well preserved around Nutley Clump where substantial earthworks survived. These earthworks included curving scarps up to six feet high and a trackway, suggesting a settlement associated with the field system.

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 343.

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Location

Grid reference SY 853 991 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Kingston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 070 040
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 65

Record last edited

Mar 15 2023 8:01PM

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