Monument record MDO42936 - Possible prehistoric ring ditch/barrow?, Shearplace Hill, Sydling St Nicholas

A possible sub-circular ring ditch/mound is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs on Shearplace Hill, Sydling St Nicholas. The feature may be a Bronze Age barrow, although it may be of natural origin, a fairy ring perhaps. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

A possible sub-circular ring ditch/mound is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs on Shearplace Hill, Sydling St Nicholas (1, 2). The feature is approximately 11m in diameter and potentially comprises a 1m wide outer ditch encompassing a 9m in diameter internal mound. The feature may be a Bronze Age barrow, although it may alternatively be of natural geological origin. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.

<1> National Monuments Record, 04-MAR-70, SY6498/6 (NMR169/137) (Aerial Photograph). SDO16889.

<2> National Monuments Record, 04-MAR-70, SY6498/5 (NMR169/138) (Aerial Photograph). SDO16893.

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Mar 31 2021 3:54PM