Monument record MDO7390 - Coombe Circle, Coombe Keynes

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Summary

A roughly circular enclosure around 41 metres in diameter is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1970. Situated within Coombe Wood. The enclosure is considered likely to be prehistoric.

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Full Description

An earthwork recorded during an historic landscape survey of the Weld Estate. <1> A prehistoric banked enclosure 41m across is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <2> within Coombe Wood/West Wood, Coombe Keynes. It was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Keen, L and Carreck, A ed. 1987 . Historic landscape of Weld: the Weld Estate Dorset.. Survey no 509.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 0098-9.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 832 846 (56m by 54m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY88SW
Civil Parish Coombe Keynes; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 007 025

Record last edited

Jan 20 2016 3:06PM

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