Monument record MDO38292 - Oval barrow forming part of the Veiny Cheese Pond group, Long Crichel

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Summary

An oval, annular cropmark visible on aerial photographs dated 2009. The monument measures approximately 24 metres by 14 metres, with its long axis aligned NNW-SSE. It is interpreted as a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age oval barrow reduced by ploughing.

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This monument represents a westerly offset addition to the group of five barrows 'in an almost straight line' listed by the RCHME. No evidence for remnant mound or bank material could be discerned, and no internal features could be seen. The northern end of the monument abuts the ditch ofa rather larger round barrow (MDO38291). <1>

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2009. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 40.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 96718 11621 (24m by 25m)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Long Crichel; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2022 11:55AM

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