Monument record MDO5786 - Dyke on Redman's Hill, Horton
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Summary
A linear dyke across a spur and running from the River Crane to a marshy area. The dyke is undated, but thought most likely to be late prehistoric. The linear dyke was digitally plotted from aerial photographs during the Dorset Stour NMP.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The earthwork resembles Bronze Age/Iron Age boundary ditches found on the chalk in Cranborne Chase, and may possibly be an outlier of similar type and period. The parallel hollow-ways which cross it west of the railway are probably of no great age. Published survey (OS 25" 1901) revised. <1>
A linear dyke across Redman's Hill, Horton. The dyke is undated, but thought most likely to be late prehistoric. The linear dyke was digitally plotted from aerial photographs <4-5> during the Dorset Stour NMP, it can be traced for over 600m from the River Crane in a SSW direction.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 24-MAY-1962.
- <1.1> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 1093597.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1970.
- <3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 37-38.
- <4> SDO15595 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3088-9.
- <5> SDO15598 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 29-SEP-1945. RAF/CPE/UK/850 V 5017-8.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 212941.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 0753 0719 (256m by 598m) (15 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU00NE |
| Civil Parish | Horton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 013 023
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 NE 8
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 212941
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Horton 23
Record last edited
Dec 23 2021 4:21PM
