Monument record MDO30408 - Prehistoric ring ditch, Woodman's Cross, Coombe Keynes

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Summary

A prehistoric ring ditch (28m across) is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the WSW of Woodman's Cross. It is considered likely to be the site of a plough-levelled Bronze Age round barrow.

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A prehistoric ring ditch (28m across) is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the WSW of Woodman's Cross. It is considered likely to be the site of a plough-levelled Bronze Age round barrow (1). The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 09-FEB-1945, RAF 106G/LA122 1057 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13254.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA122 1057.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 84219 85453 (35m by 34m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY88NW
Civil Parish Coombe Keynes; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 12:02PM

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