Monument record MDO30241 - Possible late prehistoric round barrow, Farm Heath, East Stoke

An oval mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Farm Heath, East Stoke. It is considered possible this could be the remains of a Late Neolithic or Bronze Age barrow. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is one of a large group of potential late prehistoric barrows situated at this location (see also MDO7701-05 and MDO30236-41).

An oval mound, approximately 23.3m x 35.9m, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Farm Heath, East Stoke (1-4). It is considered possible this could be the remains of a Late Neolithic or Bronze Age barrow. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is one of a large group of potential late prehistoric barrows situated at this location (see also MDO7701-05 and MDO30236-41).

<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6409-10 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13207.

<2> Royal Air Force, 25-JUN-1962, RAF 58/5210 F21 94 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13199.

<3> Royal Air Force, 20-OCT-1971, RAF 39/3812 0168-169 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13222.

<4> Meridian Air Maps Ltd, 29-10-1983, NMR MAL/2683 009-010 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13223.

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Aug 19 2015 1:51PM