Monument record MDO1407 - Prehistoric field system, Littlebredy

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Summary

A prehistoric field system is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south and south-east of Foxholes Farm.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A prehistoric field system is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs {1-3} to the south and south-east of Foxholes Farm. There are two possible hut circles lying within the field system at SY 58565 87878 and SY 58683 87880. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> 01-SEP-2004, NMR SY 5887/5-7 (23707/01-3) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11677.

<2> 30-NOV-1980, MAL 8038 172 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11696.

<3> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3100-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11636.

<4> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 680 (Index). SDO12304.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450289 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 01-SEP-2004. NMR SY 5887/5-7 (23707/01-3).
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 30-NOV-1980. MAL 8038 172.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3100-1.
  • <4> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 680.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450289.

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Location

Grid reference SY 586 879 (point)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Littlebredy; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 018
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 15
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450289

Record last edited

May 17 2023 1:38PM

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