Monument record MDO5567 - Disc barrow, one of the Wyke Down Group, Gussage All Saints
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Summary
A disc barrow, part of the Wyke Down Group of barrows. A description of the barrow in 1959 described it as having a mound measuring 30 feet in diameter and 6 inches in height, surrounded by a berm 30 feet wide, a ditch 15 feet wide and an outer bank 15 feet wide and 3 feet high but also observed that it was not very distinct. A later description of the barrow in 1975 described it as a cropmark ring ditch approximately 100 feet in diameter. Damaged by ploughing.
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Full Description
A disc barrow, part of the barrow group on Wyke Down (see SU 01 NW 35 and associated monuments). The disc barrow classification derives from Grinsell, who stated that the barrow was "on arable and not very distinct". RCHME noted its subsequent appearance on air photographs as a cropmark ring ditch circa 100 feet in diameter. Grinsell described the mound as measuring 30 feet in diameter and 6 inches in height, surrounded by a berm 30 feet wide, a ditch 15 feet wide and an outer bank 15 feet wide and 3 feet high. <1, 2>
NB this barrow was formerly recorded as part of SU 01 NW 35.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 168. [Mapped feature: #342932 ]
- <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. 1313047.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0074 1537 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NW |
| Civil Parish | Gussage All Saints; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 007 043
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 194
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1313047
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage All Saints 43
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wyke Down Group
Record last edited
Oct 25 2022 11:40AM
