Monument record MDO45803 - Iron Age or Roman ditched enclosure, Hillcrest, Charlton Marshall

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Summary

A sub-rectangular ditched enclosure is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 2002, to the northwest of Hillcrest, Charlton Marshall. A potentially contemporary linear ditch, possibly a field boundary or trackway, runs east-west to the north of the enclosure. The features were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M Project.

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Full Description

A sub-rectangular ditched enclosure is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 2002 <1>, to the northwest of Hillcrest, Charlton Marshall. Three sides of the enclosure are visible; it is 100m west-east and it's southern side abuts or is cut by an extant field boundary. A potentially contemporary linear ditch, possibly a field boundary or trackway, runs east-west to the north of the enclosure which is considered likely to be of Iron Age or Roman origin. The features were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M Project.


<1> National Monuments Record, 15-APR-2002, NMR 21604/03 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19557.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 15-APR-2002. NMR 21604/03.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8939 0362 (point)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Charlton Marshall; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205636

Record last edited

Mar 1 2023 6:55PM

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