Monument record MDO5561 - Round barrow within the Dorset Cursus, one of The Cursus Group of round barrows, Gussage All Saints
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Summary
A bowl barrow situated between the banks of the Dorset Cursus. In 1972 this monument was reported as being around 70 feet in diameter with a mound five feet high.
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Full Description
(37) Bowl (01021519), between the banks of the Cursus, has been pared by ploughing; former diam. 70 ft., ht. 5 ft. <3>
A bowl barrow located between the banks of the Dorset Cursus (Linear 41), close to the northern side of the Cursus and a short distance southwest of the point where the Cursus is cut bu the Ackling Dyke Roman road. Listed by RCHME as Gussage All Saints 37 and by Grinsell as Gussage All Saints 4, it was described by RCHME as a mound which had been pared by ploughing but still measured circa 70 feet in diameter and 5 feet in height. The other barrow, Gussage All Saints 36, has now been recorded separately as SU 01 NW 234. <2-3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 110.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 21.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213593.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0102 1519 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NW |
| Civil Parish | Gussage All Saints; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 007 037
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 72b
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213593
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage All Saints 37
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: The Cursus Group
Record last edited
May 30 2022 4:05PM