Monument record MDO749 - Enclosure, Cerne Abbas
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Summary
Possible prehistoric enclosure, just visible in arable land on aerial photographs dated 1975. Its flattened bank is about 20 feet wide, and encloses a rough semi-circle about 70 feet by 50 feet. At least one lynchet appears to join it to the east.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A poorly defined field system, centred at ST 67820333 with scattered field banks and lynchets of Iron Age/Romano British type, almost entirely under rough pasture. Visible on air photographs. <1>
At ST 67700275 an enclosure is just apparent on air photographs. The bank, flattened and about 20ft wide, encloses a rough semi-circle about 70ft by 50ft. At least one lynchet appears to join it on the east. <2>
Modern farming methods have completely erased the former Celtic field system. The enclosure of probably contemporary date, is visible as a cropmark on OS AP (b); it now appears on the ground as a slight unsurveyable depression 0.2m deep and approximately 21.0m north to south and 28.0m east to west. <3>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 19-SEP-55.
- <1.1> SDO18831 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975 1044-45.
- <2> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 326-327.
- <3> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 28-OCT-76.
- <3.1> SDO18832 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. OS AP 74/088 227.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 198919.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 6770 0275 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST60SE |
| Civil Parish | Cerne Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 027 053
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SE 15
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 198919
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Celtic Field Group 39
Record last edited
Nov 18 2022 10:45AM
