Monument record MDO24164 - Gorwell Farm, enclosure

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Summary

Rectilinear bank and ditched enclosure of prehistoric or later date, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the west of Gorwell Farm.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A rectilinear bank and ditched enclosure is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the west of Gorwell Farm {1-3}. It is 110m across and overlain by an extant field boundary marked on the OS 1st edition map. The enclosure is of uncertain date and may be later Iron Age, Roman or medieval in origin. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Enclosure visible as an earthwork on an oblique aerial photograph taken by Francesca Radcliffe (FR 102/14) on 17 June 1992. <4>


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-MAY-1942, RAF HLA/521 1PRU F/14 6 43-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11713.

<2> 01-FEB-1968, MAL 6804 049-50 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11693.

<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3304-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11644.

<4> Radcliffe, F M, Oblique aerial photographs, FR 102/14 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13178.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-MAY-1942. RAF HLA/521 1PRU F/14 6 43-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 01-FEB-1968. MAL 6804 049-50.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3304-5.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Radcliffe, F M. Oblique aerial photographs. FR 102/14.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5701 8720 (126m by 158m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Long Bredy; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 066 044

Record last edited

Jan 18 2016 10:15AM

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