Monument record MDO40266 - Bronze Age barrow, Glebe Farm, Wimborne St Giles

Please read our .

Summary

A sub-circular ring ditch to the south of Glebe Farm, Wimborne St Giles, is visible as a 28m diameter cropmark on 1989 aerial photographs. The ditch is 2.8m wide. The feature is presumed to represent a probable Bronze Age barrow. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on air photographs. It is located southwest of Glebe Cottages, in a field behind Park Lane. [NB this site was originally recorded as part of SU 01 SW 86].

A sub-circular ring ditch to the south of Glebe Farm, Wimborne St Giles, is visible as a cropmark on a 1989 aerial photographs <1-4>.

The ring ditch measures 28m in diameter and the ditch is 2.8m wide. The feature is presumed to represent a probable Bronze Age barrow.

The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.


<1> National Monuments Record, 06-SEP-1989, NMR SU 0312/2-5, 7 (4492/13-14, 16-17, 19) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18776.

<2> National Monuments Record, 06-SEP-1989, NMR SU 0312/8-9, 12-14 (4554/07-08, 11-14) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18777.

<3> National Monuments Record, 06-SEP-1989, NMR SU 0311/4, 7-8 (4554/15, 18-19) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18778.

<4> National Monuments Record, 06-SEP-1989, NMR 4554/015 (SU0311/004) (Aerial Photograph). SDO15764.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1309892 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-1989. NMR SU 0312/2-5, 7 (4492/13-14, 16-17, 19).
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-1989. NMR SU 0312/8-9, 12-14 (4554/07-08, 11-14).
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-1989. NMR SU 0311/4, 7-8 (4554/15, 18-19).
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-SEP-1989. NMR 4554/015 (SU0311/004).
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1309892.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SU 0355 1204 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 146
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1309892

Record last edited

Dec 12 2022 4:23PM

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.