Monument record MDO43773 - Ring ditch, Castleton
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Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A rapid examination of air photography <1.1> suggests the presence of a number of probable round barrow sites, of Prehistoric or Roman date, visible as ring ditch cropmarks at: c - ST 6127 1572. <1>
The feature is visible as a semi- circular cropmark approximately 25m in diameter on HEA aerial photographs taken in 2013. It has been cut by the later road, the southern half potentially removed or truncated by the road's construction (HEA 2013).
Historic England, 16-JUL-2013, Historic England 27756_011-14 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21894.
Google Earth, 2009, Google Earth 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.
<1> SOM 13168: 06-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17995.
<2> Historic England, National Record of the Historic Environment, 981353 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO12705 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2009. Google Earth 2009.
- --- SDO21894 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 16-JUL-2013. Historic England 27756_011-14.
- <1> SDO17995 Aerial Photograph: SOM 13168: 06-9.
- <2>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment. 981353. [Mapped feature: #632989 ]
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 6127 1572 (20m by 19m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST61NW |
| Civil Parish | Castleton; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 61 NW 111
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 981353
Record last edited
Aug 19 2026 3:05PM
