Monument record MDO5568 - Bronze Age bell barrow, one of the Wyke Down Group, Gussage All Saints
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Summary
A bell barrow reported in 1975 as being around 65 feet in diameter with a mound 5 feet high, surrounded by a berm 12 feet wide and a broad ditch 16 feet wide. The barrow’s sides have been pared away by ploughing. Part of the barrow group on Wyke Down.
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Full Description
A bell barrow, part of the barrow group on Wyke Down (see SU 01 NW 35 and associated monuments). RCHME described it as having been "pared away" by ploughing, but formerly a mound 65 feet in diameter and 5 feet high, surrounded by a berm 12 feet wide and a broad ditch. Grinsell measured the ditch at 16 feet wide. <1, 2>
NB this barrow was formerly recorded as part of SU 01 NW 35.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 111, 163.
- <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. 1313056.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0073 1541 (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: 3 007 044
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 195
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 35
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1313056
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage All Saints 44
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wyke Down Group
Record last edited
Feb 27 2023 11:20AM