Monument record MDO21445 - Black Down: mound

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Summary

A small mound, potentially the site of a Neolithic long barrow or oval barrow, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

A small elongated mound, 20m by 8m, is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It appears to have an external ditch and is potentially the site of a Neolithic long barrow or oval barrow. {1}

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5099-100.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 014-5.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5826 9089 (41m by 21m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY59SE
Civil Parish Kingston Russell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 1 2012 4:36AM

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