Monument record MDO6385 - Ring ditch on the edge of Harley Down, Wimborne St Giles
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Summary
A circular cropmark seen and photographed from the air in 1984 by Martin Green, who interpreted it as a ring ditch and probably the remains of a bowl barrow. The ditch was around 24 metres in diameter. Subsequent field walking did not reveal any surviving trace of a mound. A sub-circular cropmark at this location is visible on a 1980 and a 2009 aerial photographs and was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
SU 0159 1287. During a routine flight, a ring-ditch approximately 24 m in diameter has been found on the edge of Hanley Down, to the South of Monkton-Up-Wimborne. Diameter 24m. <2>
A sub-circular cropmark at this location is visible on a 1980 aerial photograph <1>. A clear outer ditch to the feature is visibble on a 2009 aerial photograph <3>.
The feature measures 24.2m across, with a 20m in diameter central mound and a 1.6m wide outer ditch. They are considered to represent a probable Bronze Age barrow.
The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO15825 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 08-MAY-80. NMR 1762/213 SU0112/007.
- <2> SDO85 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1986. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1985. 107. 154-155.
- <3> SDO13314 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile. 3.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 890395.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0159 1290 (point) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| 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: 3 026 135
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 166
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 890395
Record last edited
Dec 8 2022 11:14AM
