Monument record MDO24680 - SHEEP DOWN, MOUND

Please read our .

Summary

A oval mound is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The date and function of this feature are uncertain; possibly the plough-levelled remains of a Bronze Age barrow.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A oval mound, 8.4 x 15.7 meters, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs {1} and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. The date and function of this feature are uncertain; it is possible that it is the plough-levelled remains of a Bronze Age barrow.


<1> 25-4-1968, NMR OS/68078 005-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11808.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 25-4-1968. NMR OS/68078 005-7.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference Centred SY 60967 89225 (20m by 27m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 16 2012 4:30AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.