Monument record MDO33165 - Round barrow south of Dairy House, Winterborne Kingston

Plough truncated round barrow visible as a circular annular cropmark on aerial photographs dated 2005. The site of the barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch with traces of an internal mound on aerial photographs taken in 2002. It was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM and is one of a large linear barrow group.

OS air photographs show cropmarks of a linear group of ring ditches, centred at SY 86579682. The overall diameters vary between 20.0 and 33.0 metres. One ring ditch is isolated, but in a line of five three are contiguous, with a further two overlapped (see 1:2500 plan). No traces are visible on the ground. <1> Air photographs taken April 15 2002 show considerably more detail. At least 13 ring ditches are now visible, as well as linear and trapezoidal features. Details as follows, beginning with the group described above: A line of six seemingly conjoined or overlapping ring ditches, west to east as follows: (1) SY 8643 9685, circa 35 metres in diameter, the ditch possibly just touching that of (2) immediately to the east; In addition, other arcs of ditch are occasionally visible, some of which may represent traces of further ring ditches. A linear feature, possibly a heavily worn track or a ditch, crosses the field containing the ring ditches and appears to follow an irregular broadly ESE-WNW course immediately to the north of ring ditches (1)-(7). Note that all confirmed ring ditches lie to the south of this feature, which clearly post-dates the ring ditches. Other linear features are also visible, including a ditched feature bisected by the above linear and which appears at one point to feature a substantial entrance/causeway. 80 metres north of ring ditch (3) is a trapezoidal feature, aligned roughly NNW-SSW, centred at circa SY 86519698, and measuring circa 46 metres long and up to 30 metres wide. its broader end, which appears open, is to the north. It appears to be overlain by a smaller trapezoidal feature, but some internal features, possibly pits, appear to follow the alignment of the main enclosure. <2> Plough truncated round barrow visible as a circular annular cropmark on aerial photographs dated 2005. No evidence for internal features or mound material could be discerned. Forms part of the Winterborne Kingston Group. <3> The site of the barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch with traces of an internal mound on aerial photographs taken in 2002. It was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM and is one of a large linear barrow group. <5>

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