Monument record MDO6375 - Enclosure on Oakley Down, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A rectangular earthwork enclosure on Oakley Down, located in the bottom of a dry valley. It is described as being roughly square, around 70 feet across and consisting of a bank 10 feet across and 1 foot high, with an inner ditch of similar dimensions surrounding a slightly raised interior. There is an entrance gap on the west side, facing the Ackling Dyke Roman road.

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No conclusion can be reached regarding the purpose of this enclosure but it is significant that it lies close to a Roman road with a possible entrance facing the road. (See photographs and section). <1> Neither RCHME nor the Ordnance Survey could offer a date or function, although the former <5> listed it among a discussion of 'small square enclosures (probable Iron Age barrows)'.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 21-MAY-54.
  • <2> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. Object Number: 1093697. Object Title: SU 01 NW 46 (1954).
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 104.
  • <5>XY Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. 81, 91. [Mapped feature: #256530 ]
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213545.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SU 0207 1731 (32m by 39m)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 125
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 46
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213545
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 125

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Mar 8 2023 9:45AM

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