Monument record MDO28804 - Late Prehistoric field boundaries, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth

An area of late Prehistoric field boundaries is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 to the east of Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head.

An area of late Prehistoric field boundaries is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1947 to the east of Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head. The boundaries are visible as banks over an area measuring approximately 206 m by 110 m. They are oriented north west-south east and east-west and measure up to 206 m in length. The boundaries form fragments of two possible enclosures and may be the remains of a larger system. (1) The site is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (2) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 4278 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12725.

<2> XX-XXX-2009, Google Earth (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.

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Dec 23 2024 3:40PM