Monument record MDO589 - Enclosure, Burleston
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Summary
An irregular single-ditched enclosure and a rectangular double-ditched enclosure visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Likely to be Iron Age or Romano-British in date, and associated with a surrounding field system.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
SY 77799643. Crop-marks of irregularly-shaped single-ditched enclosure, with rectangular (?partly double-ditched enclosure) immediately adjacent to the north-west. These features lie within the area of an IA/RB field system and are probably associated with it. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO17713 Aerial Photograph: Boyden, J R. 4-MAR-1973. Boyden Flight 64.
- <2> SDO13178 Aerial Photograph: Radcliffe, F M. Oblique aerial photographs. FR37/41.
- <3> SDO90 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1991. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1990. 112. 128.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454587.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7778 9645 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79NE |
| Civil Parish | Burleston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 020 010
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NE 37
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454587
Record last edited
Sep 22 2023 10:49AM
