Monument record MDO40278 - Bronze Age barrow, Glebe Farm, Wimborne St Giles

The cropmark of a ring ditch, probably representing a Bronze Age barrow, to the northeast of Glebe Farm, Wimborne St Giles, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of 1997 and 2010. It measures 19.3m in diameter. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

The cropmark of a probable Bronze Age ring ditch can be seen on HE Reconnaissance aerial photographs taken in 2010. This ring ditch is situated south-west of Creech Hill Bungalows at SU 0372 1261. <2>

A partial sub-circular ring ditch to the northeast of Glebe Farm, Wimborne St Giles, is visible as a cropmark on 1990s aerial photographs. <1>

The feature measures 19.3m in diameter with a 1.2m wide outer ditch. The feature is less distinct on its north and south sides but is presumed to represent a Bronze Age barrow.

The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.

<1> National Monuments Record, 23-OCT-1997, NMR 15841/013 (SU0312/026) (Aerial Photograph). SDO15765.

<2> National Monuments Record, 20-OCT-2010, NMR 26800_019-037 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18765.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1597543 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Nov 14 2022 1:48PM