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| Name: | Hillfort near Burcombe Farm, North Poorton |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| HER Number: | MDO1788 |
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| Last edited: | Apr 20 2021 11:56AM |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
An enclosure on a triangular spur formed by a ditch across the spur and steepening of the natural slope on the other three sides, where there are traces of ramparts in places. The internal area of the enclosure is around one acre.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument 1002839: Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
Sources and Further Reading
| --- | SDO17130 - Digital archive: Lock, G, and Ralston, I. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland [ONLINE]. EN3715. |
| <1> | SDO97 - Bibliographic reference: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset. Volume One (West). 181. |
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