Monument record MDO8271 - Later prehistoric field system, Lulworth Common, West Lulworth
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Full Description
Iron Age or Romano British field system visible as earthworks and soil marks on aerial photographs (1-5). It forms part of a wider system of celtic fields and was digitially plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
<1> Royal Air Force, 18-FEB-1970, RAF 58/0254 0050-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13760.
<2> Royal Air Force, 07-FEB-1945, RAF 106G/LA/119 1044-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13787.
<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4428-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13788.
<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4246-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13789.
<5> Royal Air Force, 20-MAY-1970, RAF 58/0531 023-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13761.
<6> Atkinson, R J C, 1949, Annotated Record Map Rec. 6 (R J C Atkinson 1 3 49) (Map). SWX2397.
‘(Area SY 828 836) Field system taken from air photographs 1949.’
<7> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Records, SY 88 SW 28 (Index). SDO131.
<8> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, 10-SEP-52 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
‘Area under grass. Regular but very low field banks.’
<9> Attrill, N J, Field Investigators Comments NJA, F2 NJA 02-SEP-81 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.
‘The remains of the field system now covers 9 hectares on a steep east facing re-entrant centred at SY 828836. The reduced area exhibits rectangular fields of the I.A./R.B. type some 95m. by 80m. with lynchets and field banks of 0.5m. in height.’
<10> Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1983, Isle of Purbeck Survey, IOP 300 (Index). SDO147.
<11> Keen, L and Carreck, A ed, 1987 , Historic landscape of Weld: the Weld Estate Dorset. (Monograph). SWX8134.
<12> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455662 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Earthworks of an Iron Age or Romano-British field system covering nine hectares. The earthworks comprise rectangular fields, 95 metres by 80 metres with lynchets and field banks of 0.5 metres in height.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SDO13760 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 0050-1.
- <2> SDO13787 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/119 1044-5.
- <3> SDO13788 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4428-9.
- <4> SDO13789 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4246-7.
- <5> SDO13761 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAY-1970. RAF 58/0531 023-4.
- <6> SWX2397 Map: Atkinson, R J C. 1949. Annotated Record Map Rec. 6 (R J C Atkinson 1 3 49).
- <7> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 88 SW 28.
- <8> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. 10-SEP-52.
- <9> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 02-SEP-81.
- <10> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 300.
- <11> SWX8134 Monograph: Keen, L and Carreck, A ed. 1987 . Historic landscape of Weld: the Weld Estate Dorset..
- <12> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455662.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 827 835 (572m by 720m) (24 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88SW |
| Civil Parish | Coombe Keynes; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | West Lulworth; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 025 067 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SW 28
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455662
Record last edited
Dec 23 2021 10:32AM
