Monument record MDO37234 - Round barrow on Abbeycroft Down, Witchampton

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Summary

A sub-circular plough-levelled round barrow on Abbeycroft Down, visible on aerial photographs dated 2005. The ring ditch was digitally plotted from aerial photographs during the Middle Dorset Stour AIM.

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Full Description

A sub-circular plough-levelled round barrow with an estimated diameter of 28 metres on Abbeycroft Down, visible on aerial photographs dated 2005. No internal features or associated mound material could be discerned, although the monument directly underlies the former course of the Badbury Rings to Mendip Roman road. A circular ring ditch is visible at this location on aerial photographs (1-2) and was digiatlly plotted during the Dorset Stour AIM project. It is 25n across.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 25-JAN-1956. RAF/540/1789 V 24.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. XX-XXX-2005. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 96116 04886 (point)
Map sheet ST90SE
Civil Parish Witchampton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 19 2022 4:48PM

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