Monument record MDO4565 - Prehistoric enclosure, Pimperne

A pear-shaped enclosure visible as a crop mark on air photographs. It measures approximately 400 feet by 500 feet, and encloses an area of around 4 acres. This and another enclosure nearby appear to be linked by a shallow ditch. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

Enclosure ST 891095, visible only on air photographs lies 40 yds S of Iron Age enclosure (ST 80 NE 6) and apparently is linked with it by a shallow ditch. It covers 4 acres and is pear shaped in plan, measuring 400ft by 500 ft across. There is no certain entrance, but it most probably was on the N. <1-2>

National Record of the Historic Environment, 205464 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 55 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(16) Enclosure (891095), visible only on air photographs (V 58/RAF/3250: 0137-8), lies 40 yds. S. of (15) and apparently is linked with it by a shallow ditch. It covers 4 acres and is pear-shaped in plan, measuring 400 ft. by 500 ft. across. There is no certain entrance, but it most probably was on the N.'

<2> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 4012-13 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17757.

<3> Harding, D W, Blake, I M and Reynolds, P J, 1993, An Iron Age Settlement in Dorset; Excavation and Reconstruction, 1 (Article in monograph). SDO12422.

Record last edited

Jul 22 2024 2:37PM