Monument record MDO6024 - Round barrow, one of the Park Lane Group, Shapwick

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Summary

Plough-levelled Bronze Age round barrow visible as a ring ditch on aerial photographs. In 1975 the RCHME recorded this monument as having a diameter of approximately 75 feet. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water. The feature is visible as a cropmark on a 1995 aerial photograph and was digitally plotted from this source by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Full Description

The feature is visible as a cropmark on a 1995 aerial photograph, where it appears to comprise a ring ditch approximately 43m in diameter <4>. The ditch itself is approximately 2.2m wide. A further 24m section of curvilinear ditch is visible within the ring ditch against its northwest side; this may be part of a second, inner ditch.The feature was digitally plotted from this source by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 64.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 49.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1994. Shapwick Parish, Kingston Lacy Estate, Wessex Region. 61.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 04-SEP-95. NMR 15396/52-4 (ST9501/8-10).
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209588.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9539 0152 (point) (5 map features)
Map sheet ST90SE
Civil Parish Shapwick; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 019 059
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209588
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: ST 90 SE 71
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Park Lane Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shapwick 59

Record last edited

Feb 9 2023 3:01PM

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