Monument record MDO5974 - Enclosure, Whitey Top Farm, Pentridge

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Summary

An ovoid enclosure circa 1.4 hectares in area is visible as a cropmark on air photographs. Pits and other possible associated features are also visible.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

SU 042182. Ovoid enclosure, area 1.4 ha., visible on air photographs on Whitey Top. Pits etc visible. <2-3> Crop-mark of enclosure on aerial photograph VAP CPE/UK 2038: 4044 (April 1947) at Whitey Top Farm. <1>

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 27-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2038 4044.
  • <2> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. Pentridge 42.
  • <3> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 28, Pentridge 42.
  • <3.1> Aerial Photograph: British Gas Corporation. BGC VAP 9475.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868731.

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Location

Grid reference SU 042 182 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Pentridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 017 053
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 130
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868731
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Pentridge 42

Record last edited

Nov 23 2022 11:00AM

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