Monument record MDO7286 - Prehistoric field system at Brimstone Bottom, Chaldon Herring

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Summary

Fragmentary and partly quarried ‘Celtic’ fields covered about 20 acres on chalk along the steep north facing slope above Brimstone Bottom. Surviving lynchets are high, one scarp reaching 35 feet.

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 628.

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Location

Grid reference SY 774 826 (point)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Chaldon Herring; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 005 070
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 14

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Nov 1 2017 2:27PM

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