Monument record MDO5630 - Bowl barrow, one of the Gussage Hill Group, Gussage St Michael
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Summary
Bowl barrow 60 feet in diameter and 6 feet high, surrounded by a ditch 15 feet across and 1 foot deep. Damaged by ploughing.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow on Gussage Hill, located among the earthworks of the later prehistoric settlement (ST 91 SE 3), and part of a small group of barrows located just south of the Dorset Cursus (Linear 41). RCHME fieldwork recorded the barrow (A) as a mound 60 feet in diameter and 6 feet high, surrounded by a ditch 15 feet across and 1 foot deep.
NB the other barrows previously described here have now been recorded separately as ST 91 SE 160 and ST 91 SE 161.
(ST 99471372:ST99471369:ST 99491367) Tumuli (NR). <2>
(A) ST 99481372. A bowl barrow damaged by ploughing. It is 60ft in diameter and 6ft high with a ditch 15ft across and 1 foot deep. <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. p112.
- <2> SDO11924 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 6 inches 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). p26.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210017.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9948 1372 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Gussage St Michael; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO192: Earthworks on Gussage Down
- Scheduled Monument Dorset 192
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 008 029
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 11a
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210017
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage St Michael 29
Record last edited
Oct 13 2022 10:25AM