Monument record MDO45804 - Iron Age or Roman ditched enclosures and field boundaries, North Farm, Spetisbury

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Summary

Fragments of three sub-rectangular ditched enclosures with associated field boundaries are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1995 to the southwest of North Farm, Spetisbury. They were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M Project.

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Full Description

Fragments of three sub-rectangular ditched enclosures with associated field boundaries and a possible trackway are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1995 <1> to the southwest of North Farm, Spetisbury. The enclosures are between 25m and 50m across; they are considered to be of later prehistoric or Roman origin and were digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M Project. The features cover an area of over 4 hectares.


<1> National Monuments Record, 05-SEP-1995, NMR 15400/19 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19582.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 05-SEP-1995. NMR 15400/19.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8912 0192 (point)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Spetisbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 1 2023 8:03PM

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