Monument record MDO7184 - Ring ditch, Bere Regis

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Summary

Ring ditch of probable Bronze Age date, approximately 25 metres in diameter with a ditch up to circa 3 metres wide. Recorded as a soil mark in a ploughed field.

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Full Description

A rapid examination of air photography suggests the presence of two further possible round barrow sites, of Prehistoric or Roman date, visible as ring ditch cropmarks at: D - SY 8236 9681 E - SY 8241 9676. <2>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1989. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988. 110. 143.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Miller, Andrew. 1993. RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project. 16-FEB-1993.
  • <2.1> Aerial Photograph: NMR 4527: 22-27.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455867.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8199 9681 (point)
Map sheet SY89NW
Civil Parish Bere Regis; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 146
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 15 D
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455867

Record last edited

Dec 5 2023 9:43AM

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