Monument record MDO5502 - Prehistoric field system, Cranborne
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Summary
An extensive prehistoric field system recorded from air photographs and as slight earthworks on the ground. Covers a large area of the Chalk in the northeast of Dorset. Over much of the area, they are now only visible as faint soil marks. The fields appear to be integrated with the Iron Age and Romano-British site at Jack's Hedge Corner. Ordnance Survey field investigation in the 1950s recorded irregular and vague banks and lynchets surviving up to a heigh of 0.5 metres.
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Full Description
(Name SU 042152) Field System (NR). <3>
(Centred SU 041153) Field system identified on air photographs. <1>
Irregular and vague field banks and lynchets, average height 0.5m, are visible in this area. Presumably associated with the Iron Age/Romano-British settlement (SU 01 NW 66). <2>
Part of a group of 'Celtic' fields covering the chalkland in the north east of the county. The fields are clearly integrated with the Romano-British settlement at Jack's Hedge Corner (SU 01 NW 66). Around SU 044153 continuous lynchet lines appear to have served as boundaries between blocks of fields. <4>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1667 Map: Atkinson, R J C. Annotated Record Map Private 6 Sheet (R J C Atkinson Undated). Corr 6" (R J C Atkinson 1.5.49).
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 11-AUG-54.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 118-9, plan (Celtic Fields Group 85).
- <5> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. Object Number: RCH01/091..
- <6> SWX800 Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp.
- <7> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. OS SU 01 NW 25.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213512.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 041 152 (point) |
|---|---|
| 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: 3 005 040
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 25
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213512
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 85
Record last edited
Nov 28 2022 5:05PM
