Monument record MDO40249 - Possible Bronze Age barrow, St Giles's Park, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A possible Bronze Age barrow at St Giles's Park is visible as a cropmark on a 1989 and a 2014 aerial photograph. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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A possible Bronze Age barrow at St Giles's Park is visible as a cropmark on a 1989 and a 2014 aerial photograph (1 and 2). The feature comprises a central sub-oval mound 31.7m long by 26m wide, visible as a parchmark in 1989 (1). A possible narrow enclosing ditch is visible as a cropmark in 2014 (2). The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 05-MAY-89. OS89135 V 284-5.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0409 1136 (point) (5 map features)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 7 2018 12:47PM

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