Monument record MDO5496 - Romano-British settlement near Jack's Hedge Corner, Cranborne

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Summary

A Romano British settlement which has now been almost totally levelled by ploughing. Cropmarks representing late Iron Age and Roman settlement are visible on air photographs. Located northwest of Jack's Hedge corner, the settlement appears to have been open, but also appears to overlie some fields. Surface finds described as 'Durotrigian' and Romano-British have been recovered from the area.

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Visible on the ground as vague lynchets and soil discolourations. Air photographs 58/RAF/1212 F21 Nos 0148-9, show a series of irregular banks and depressions. <2> Cranborne 34. 'Open' enclosure with ?ovoid encapsulated. Area 3.3ha. Jack's Hedge Corner. Field walking by Mr M Newman-Wren has produced Durotrigian and RB finds to 4th century. <4-5>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 25-MAY-54.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 15.
  • <4> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp.
  • <5> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 26.
  • <5.1> Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. CUCAP OAP ANB 67.
  • <6> Monograph: Barrett, J, Bradley, R and Green, M. 1991. Landscape, Monuments and Society: the prehistory of Cranborne Chase. 232.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213577.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SU 046 154 (800m by 512m)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Cranborne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 005 034
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 66
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213577
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cranborne 34

Record last edited

May 30 2022 12:52PM

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