Monument record MDO2929 - Ring ditch north west of Bunker's Hill Plantation, West Stafford

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Summary

Excavations in 1994 in advance of construction at a borehole site revealed a number of field boundaries and a possible droveway of Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date. Situated within one of these fields was a ring ditch interpreted as the remains of a barrow or other funerary monument.

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Graham, A and Newman, C. 1994. Valley of the South Winterbourne, near West Stafford, Dorset. Archaeological Excavations. Interim summary report and proposals for analysis..
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1995. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1994. 116. 128-129.

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Grid reference SY 7194 8918 (point)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish West Stafford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 125 052 C

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Apr 8 2013 2:44PM

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