Monument record MDO5566 - Bowl barrow, one of the Wyke Down Group, Gussage All Saints
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Summary
A bowl barrow which aerial photographs show with a dark core, presumed to be turf.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, part of the barrow group on Wyke Down (see SU 01 NW 35 and associated monuments), and located towards the southern end of the group. Listed by RCHME as Gussage All Saints 42 and by Grinsell as Gussage All Saints 23, it was described by RCHME as a mound formerly 70 feet in diameter and 3 feet high, presumably severely damaged if not levelled by ploughing. According to RCHME, air photographs suggest the presence of a dark turf core. Grinsell noted that in 1938 it "showed as core of dark brown mould surrounded by circumferential circle of chalk". Again, presumably, this was AP evidence (?). <1-2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 110-1.
- <2> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 21.
- <3> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1313044.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0078 1537 (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: 3 007 042
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 193
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 35
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1313044
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage All Saints 42
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wyke Down Group
Record last edited
May 30 2022 4:50PM
