Monument record MDO39183 - Burnt mound, Milton Road, Milborne St Andrew

Archaeological evaluation in 1992 of a development site revealed much burnt flint and a worked flint flake in the upper layer of alluvial deposits. This was interpreted as a possible burnt mound.

National Record of the Historic Environment, 1147669 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1993, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1992, 234 (Serial). SDO92.

‘MILTON ROAD, MILBORNE ST ANDREW. The archaeological assessment of land at Milton Road, Milborne St Andrew (SY 802 980) comprised the mechanical excavation of c. 300 metres of trenches across a single field plot. Inspection of the exposed subsoil revealed a number of features and deposits. Most were naturally-occurring periglacial features; three may be of an archaeological nature, but manual excavation failed to recover datable artefacts. Two possible negative lynchets were noted on the hillside. A number of pieces of prehistoric worked flint was recovered from spoil heaps. Towards the lower-lying east side of the field the underlying chalk was buried by a hillwash desposit of up to 700 mm in depth, under which a series of gravel and silt deposits were noted which are considered to be of alluvial origin. A worked flint flake and much burnt flint was contained within the upper alluvial deposits and is similar to burnt mound deposits identified in valley floors elsewhere in the county.’

Record last edited

Mar 6 2025 2:13PM