Monument record MDO2466 - Mound on Golden Cap, Stanton St Gabriel

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Summary

One of a cluster of five mounds on Golden Cap, interpreted as the probable remains of bowl barrows.

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Type and Period (1)

EARTHWORK (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

(Centred SY 405921). Four mounds on Golden Cap, probably the remains of bowl barrows, in a group at the SW 3nd of the hill-top. <1> Bowl barrows on Golden Cap are as follows: SY 40549207 (D). 12 paces dia by 2 1/2ft high. <2>

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 223-4.
<2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 131.
<3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. ('B' - SY 40569211; 'C' - SY 40559210; 'D' - SY 40549208) Tumuli (NR).
<4> SDO16328 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 2013. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 2012. 134. 205-47.
<5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450221.

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Location

Grid reference	SY 4054 9207 (point) Approximate
Map sheet	SY49SW
Civil Parish	Stanton St Gabriel; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 29578

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 104 005 A
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 SW 9 D
Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Stanton St Gabriel 5a

Record last edited

Jan 15 2024 1:42PM