Monument record MDO5547 - Round barrow, one of the Drive Plantation Group, Gussage All Saints
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Summary
Round barrow, much reduced by ploughing. Approximately 13m in diameter. Visible as a cropmark on air photographs.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Drive Plantation Group comprises at least eleven round barrows, of which three and a long barrow lie in Wimborne St Giles. Those in Gussage All Saints have been levelled and are visible only as ring-ditches on air photographs (C.U.A.P., ANE 34, 35 <3>; N.M.R., SU 0015/6 <4>). They lie E. of the plantation on a gentle W. slope, between 220 ft. and 260 ft. above O.D.
(23) Barrow (01011461). <1>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 21.
- <2>XY SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 40. [Mapped feature: #342912 ]
- <3> SDO18683 Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. C.U.A.P., ANE 34.
- <4> SDO18680 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR SU 0015/6.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213754.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0101 1461 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01SW |
| Civil Parish | Gussage All Saints; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 007 023
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 3
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213754
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage All Saints 23
Record last edited
Oct 17 2022 4:01PM
