Monument record MDO45336 - Later prehistoric enclosure, Tarrant Rawston

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Summary

A partial D-shaped ditched enclosure is visible as a cropmark in a field to the east of Tarrant Rushton on an aerial photograph dated 2002. The feature may be an enclosure of later prehistoric date and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

ST 94110509. Irregular tombstone enclosure, area 1 ha., visible on air photographs. One protuberant, rounded angle; no entrance. In or near airfield with variety of modern marks. <2>


<1> Bowen, H C, 1990, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke, 92 (Monograph). SWX800.

<2> Bowen, H C, 1991, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory, 26 (Monograph). SDO14864.

<2.1> OAP ST 9405/2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19246.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 868708 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. 92.
  • <2> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 26.
  • <2.1> Aerial Photograph: OAP ST 9405/2.
  • <3>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868708. [Mapped feature: #634808 ]

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference ST 9411 0509 (point)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Tarrant Rawston; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 122
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868708
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Rushton 24

Record last edited

Jan 25 2023 4:35PM

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