Monument record MDO39854 - Possible prehistoric ring ditch, Gussage All Saints

A ditched curvilinear feature visible as a cropmark in a field to the northeast of Amen Corner, Gussage All Saints, on a 2002 aerial photograph may represent a section of a ring ditch, possibly prehistoric in date, although an agricultural origin is also possible. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

A ditched curvilinear feature visible as a cropmark in a field to the northeast of Amen Corner, Gussage All Saints, on 2002 aerial photographs may represent a section of a prehistoric ring ditch, although an agricultural origin is also possible (1 and 2).

The curvilinear feature is 21m across and, if it is a ring ditch, would represent the southern half of a full circular feature.

The feature is within a modern cropping field and may be vulnerable to ploughing. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

<1> National Monuments Record, 17-JUL-02, NMR 21704/16 (SU0010/33) (Aerial Photograph). SDO15639.

<2> Dorset County Council, 2002, Dorset County Council Vertical Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDO13401.

Record last edited

Feb 7 2018 1:22PM