Monument record MDO6309 - Barrow, one of the Drive Plantation Group, Wimborne St Giles
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Summary
A ring ditch visible on aerial photographs and interpreted as a barrow. In 1975 this monument was reported as being about fifteen metres in diameter. At that time the monument was in a ploughed field.
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Type and Period (5)
Full Description
A cropmark feature visible on air photographs. Both RCHME & Grinsell regarded it as a round barrow, RCHME describing it as a ring ditch circa 50 feet in diameter. More recent air photographs appear to show the monument as a sub-rectangular or sub-oval ditched enclosure, orientated northwest-southeast, and possibly open at its northwest end. It may therefore be a long or oval barrow. It is one of a cluster of round barrows, ring ditches and other features scattered around neighbouring fields (see associated monuments). This site was previously recorded as part of SU 01 SW 20.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 101.
- <2>XY SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 54. [Mapped feature: #343554 ]
- <3> SDO18681 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR 4509: 48-51, 55, 62, 65.
- <4> SDO18682 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR 4443: 31-4.
- <5> SDO18678 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR 15829/19-22.
- <6> SDO18679 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR 15810/32-36.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1309329.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0142 1466 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01SW |
| Civil Parish | Wimborne St Giles; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 061
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 131
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 20
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 3D
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1309329
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Drive Plantation Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 61
Record last edited
Nov 10 2022 1:41PM
