Monument record MDO24239 - Mounds on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury

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Summary

Three small mounds are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are of uncertain date and function and may potentially be the sites of prehistoric barrows or post medieval spoil heaps.

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Full Description

Three small mounds are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs {1}. They are of uncertain date and function and may potentially be the sites of prehistoric barrows or post medieval spoil heaps. The features were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> 2002, DCC SY5786 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11638.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 2002. DCC SY5786.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5739 8633 (72m by 47m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Sep 6 2023 4:27PM

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