Monument record MDO24199 - Hut circle settlement, Abbotsbury Castle

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A later prehistoric hut circle settlement lies within the Iron Age hillfort of Abbotsbury Castle.

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A later prehistoric hut circle settlement lies within the Iron Age hillfort of Abbotsbury Castle {1-2}. The remains of at least eleven hut circles were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3284-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11620.

<2> 02-FEB-1971, NMR SY 5586/14-22 (178/32-3 & 292-304) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11618.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3284-6.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 02-FEB-1971. NMR SY 5586/14-22 (178/32-3 & 292-304).

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Grid reference Centred SY 5562 8656 (59m by 72m) (16 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2025 12:23PM

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