Monument record MDO44384 - Probable Bronze Age round barrow, Tarrant Rushton
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Summary
A sub-circular ring-ditch is visible as a cropmark in a field to the east of Tarrant Rushton on an aerial photograph dated 1976. The feature may be the outer ditch of a Bronze Age round barrow. A further partial ring ditch, and possible barrow, is located just 5m to the southwest (MDO44385). The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
A sub-circular ring-ditch is visible as a cropmark in a field to the east of Tarrant Rushton on an aerial photograph dated 1976 [1]. The feature comprises a 2m wide sub-circular ditch approximately 14m in diameter.The feature may be the outer ditch of a Bronze Age round barrow. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
A further partial ring ditch, and possible barrow, is located just 5m to the southwest (MDO44385).
<1> John Boyden, 02-JUL-1976, JRB 3096/10 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18503.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO18503 Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. 02-JUL-1976. JRB 3096/10.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9409 0536 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Rushton; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 16 2022 3:41PM
