Monument record MDO5554 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of the Drive Plantation Group, Gussage All Saints
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Summary
Bronze Age round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow, now levelled by ploughing. Approximately 13m in diameter. Forms part of the Drive Plantation Group. Situated on the parish boundary between Gussage All Saints and Wimborne St Giles.
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Full Description
A Bronze Age round barrow, now levelled by ploughing and visible on air photographs as a cropmark ring ditch. The barrow straddles the parish boundary between Gussage All Saints and Wimborne St Giles. It forms part of a cluster of round barrows, ring ditches and other features spread across neighbouring fields. It was formerly recorded as part of SU 01 SW 20.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1>XY SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 21. [Mapped feature: #342919 ]
- <2> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 40.
- <3> SDO18681 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR 4509: 48-51, 55, 62, 65.
- <4> SDO18682 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR 4443: 31-4.
- <5> SDO18678 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR 15829/19-22.
- <6> SDO18679 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR 15810/32-36.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1309297.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0132 1463 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01SW |
| Civil Parish | Gussage All Saints; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Wimborne St Giles; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 007 030
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 129
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1309297
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Drive Plantation Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage All Saints 30
Record last edited
Nov 10 2022 11:39AM