Monument record MDO5341 - Enclosure, Winterborne Whitechurch

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Summary

Crop marks visible on an aerial photograph taken by John Boyden in 1973, and tentatively interpreted as a circular enclosure. This feature is situated within an extensive field system of Iron Age/Romano-British date, and may be associated with it.

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SY 82449805. Crop-mark of ? circular enclosure (this feature falls within the area of an extensive IA/RB field system and may be associated with it). <1> Nothing visible on the ground, which is under arable. The cropmark is not visible on OS air photographs.<2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Boyden, J R. 4-MAR-1973. Boyden Flight 64.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 29-MAY-81.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456034.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8244 9805 (point)
Map sheet SY89NW
Civil Parish Winterborne Whitechurch; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 072 029
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 57
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456034

Record last edited

Mar 21 2023 5:16PM

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