Monument record MDO40335 - Probable Bronze Age barrow, St Giles's Park, Wimborne St Giles
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Summary
A partial ring ditch in St Giles's Park is visible as a cropmark on a 1996 aerial photograph. The feature is presumed to represent a barrow of Bronze Age origin, although its small size may indicate a later, Iron Age to Roman, date. The ring ditch is 14.9m by 12.6 wide with a broadly 1.7m wide outer ditch. The south side of the ring ditch is not visible. This feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Full Description
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on air photographs. It is located within St Giles Park.
A partial ring ditch in St Giles's Park is visible as a cropmark on a 1996 aerial photograph <3>.
The ring ditch is 14.9m by 12.6 wide with a broadly 1.7m wide outer ditch. The south side of the ring ditch is not visible, possibly lost under or obscured by a copse of trees <3>.
The feature is presumed to represent a barrow of Bronze Age origin, although its small size may indicate a later, Iron Age to Roman, date. It is situated immediately adjacent to the south side of a large ditched enclosure considered to be a possible Neolithic long barrow (MDO40334).
The feature is still faintly visible on a 2014 aerial photograph <4> and was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO18692 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 25-JUL-1996. NMR SU 0411/1-3 (15561/01-03).
- <2> SDO18693 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 25-JUL-1996. NMR SU 0411/4-5 (15544/18-19).
- <3>XY SDO15781 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 25-JUL-96. NMR 15561/002 (SU0411/002). [Mapped feature: #357864 ]
- <4> SDO14101 Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1310777.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0403 1170 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01SW |
| Civil Parish | Wimborne St Giles; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 161
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1310777
Record last edited
Oct 20 2022 11:07AM