Monument record MDO5629 - Bowl Barrow on Gussage Hill, Gussage St Michael
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Summary
A round barrow, circa 40 feet in diameter and less than 1 foot high. Heavily ploughed.
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Full Description
A round barrow on Gussage Hill. RCHME fieldwork recorded it as a mound circa 40 feet in diameter and less than 1 foot high. Note that Colt Hoare, in his plan of the earthworks on Gussage Hill, does not depict a round barrow at this location. However, he does show a mound very close to ST 91 SE 158, and it may be that he has simply located it incorrectly.
NB this barrow was originally recorded as part of ST 91 SE 6.
'There is evidence of twenty round barrows in the parish, most of them levelled or badly damaged by ploughing. They are found on the two Chalk ridges which cross the parish, Week Street Down in the extreme W. and Gussage Hill in the centre.
Three barrows, all heavily ploughed, lie on a spur at the N.W. end of Gussage Hill, between 325 ft. and 350 ft. above O.D.
(28) Bowl (98771402); diam. About 40 ft., ht. under 1 ft.' <2>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. p112.
- <2> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). p26.
- <3> SDO18077 Monograph: Colt Hoare, Sir Richard. 1975. The ancient history of Wiltshire. Plate between p30-31, Vol 2 "Roman Aera".
- <4> SWX800 Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1302786.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9877 1402 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Gussage St Michael; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 008 028
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 159
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 6
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1302786
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage St Michael 28
Record last edited
Aug 23 2022 2:51PM
