Monument record MDO18024 - Maiden Castle Farm linear barrow cemetery

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Summary

A series of four ring-ditches spaced no more than 30m apart forming a linear arrangment aligned NW-SE.

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Full Description

A probable linear barrow cemetery was discovered during topsoil stripping for the Dorchester By-pass construction. It was investigated by Wessex Archaeology in summer 1987. A series of four ring-ditches spaced no more than 30m apart forming a linear arrangment aligned NW-SE were exposed and partially excavated. These are likely to be the remains of a series of ploughed out round barrows.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Monograph: Smith, R J C et al. 1997. Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8.
  • --- Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1987. Dorchester By-pass.
  • --- Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 68 NE 144.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 67799 89330 (96m by 82m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Monkton; Dorset
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 130 148
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 144

Record last edited

Jan 25 2006 12:09PM

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