Monument record MDO43428 - field system, Milton Abbas

Possible Iron Age/Romano British field system present within a small area of Monmouth's Hill, Milton Abbey Park. The remains of a field system of probable prehistoric date are visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery and were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

Centred at ST 79090207. Within a small area of Monmouth's Hill, there are a number of irregular scattered scarps, which suggest a field system of Iron Age/Romano British type. The denseness of the surrounding plantation does not allow the full extent of the system to be defined. <1>

The remains of a field system of probable prehistoric date are visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery and were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. The features cover an area of over 7 hectares (EA 2023).

<1> Quinnell, N V, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 30-AUG-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 201880 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<3> Environment Agency, 15-DEC-2023, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO20691.

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Dec 12 2025 7:19PM