Monument record MDO37479 - Undated enclosure, Allington Hill, Allington.

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Summary

A small oval enclosure is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and aerial photographs on the summit of Allington Hill. It lies in the vicinity of the quarrying described in MDO37478 and is of uncertain date. It is 40m by 37m across and possibly overlies some of the quarry hollows the vicinity. It may relate to the quarrying or be of later or earlier. The site was digitally plotted from lidar imagery during the Marshwood Vale NMP project.

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Full Description

A small oval enclosure is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and aerial photographs on the summit of Allington Hill. It lies in the vicinity of the quarrying described in MDO37478 and is of uncertain date. It is 40m by 37m across and possibly overlies some of the quarry hollows the vicinity. It may relate to the quarrying or be of later or earlier. The site was digitally plotted from lidar imagery during the Marshwood Vale NMP project. The site was digitally plotted from lidar imagery during the Marshwood Vale NMP project.(1-2)


<1> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3166-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14132.

<2> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DTM, sy4593se_dtm_50cm.asc (Aerial Photograph). SDO13148.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3166-7.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM. sy4593se_dtm_50cm.asc.

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Location

Grid reference SY 45889 93396 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Allington; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 24 2019 2:15PM

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