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Name:Hillfort near Burcombe Farm, North Poorton
Type of Record:Monument
HER Number:MDO1788
Last edited:Jan 3 2023 11:39AM

Location:North Poorton; Dorset
Grid Reference:SY 512 988
Map: Show on Dorset Explorer

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

<1>SWX7265 - Map: Crawford, O G S. Annotated record map 6 inch. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1939.
<2>SDO19133 - Map: Clapham, A W. Record map 6 inch. 1939.
<3>SDO97 - Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 181.
<4>SWX1255 - Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 27-APR-55.
<5>SDO19134 - Aerial Photograph: AO 55/132/1 and 2.
<6>SWX1260 - Unpublished document: Field Investigators Comments HC. F2 HC 03-MAY-55.
<7>SDO18020 - Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map. 25 inch. L.S 25" 2/62.
<8>SDO17130 - Digital archive: Lock, G, and Ralston, I. 2017. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland [ONLINE]. EN3715.
<9>SDO14738 - Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 882539.
<10>SDO14738 - Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS56/F132/1.
<11>SDO14738 - Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS56/F132/2.
<12>SDO14739 - Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450760.

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