Monument record MDO40186 - Ring ditch on Ogden Down, Gussage St Michael

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Summary

A ring ditch on Ogden Down identified on aerial photograph. Part of a small cluster of monuments, including other ring ditches, located a short distance from the Dorset Cursus, not far from the southwest terminal. Approximately 12 metres in diameter. First reported by Mr Martin Green and Barry Lewis in circa 1980.

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ST 97121295. Ring ditch, diameter 12m, seen as soil mark by Mr M. Green. <2, 3> A ring ditch identified on aerial photograph. Associated with two other ring ditches identified by aerial photography. Approximately 12 metres in diameter. Seen as a soil mark by Mr M Green. Added to part of Week Street Down Group (Bowden 1991, 7 <3> and RCHM 1975, 26 <1>).

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 26.
  • <2> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp.
  • <3>XY Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 7. [Mapped feature: #357679 ]
  • <4> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1993. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1992. 114. 240-4.
  • <5> Serial: 1994. Current archaeology (Volume 138). 138. 216-225.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 620878.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9712 1295 (point)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Gussage St Michael; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 118
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 620878
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage St Michael a38
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Week Street Down Group

Record last edited

Feb 13 2023 12:32PM

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