Monument record MDO1014 - Ring ditch on Lord's Down, Dewlish

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Summary

Soil-marks of a circular feature are visible on aerial photographs taken by Francesca Radcliffe in 1997. The feature is interpreted as a ring-ditch, the probable remains of a Bronze Age round barrow.

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Full Description

Aerial photographs taken 18 October 1997 show soil-marks of a ring-ditch. <1> Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age round barrow seen as a single ring ditch at SY 7820 9654, one of a group of barrows of varying size all visible on aerial photographs taken in 2015 as part of the Historic England Reconnaissance Recording programme. <2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Radcliffe, F M. Oblique aerial photographs. FR242/33, 34 and 35.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 30-APR-2015. HEA 29577_039.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1623085.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7820 9655 (31m by 30m)
Map sheet SY79NE
Civil Parish Dewlish; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 040 039
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NE 83
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1623085

Record last edited

Sep 25 2023 5:14PM

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