Monument record MDO45750 - Later prehistoric ring ditch, Charlton Marshall

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Summary

One of a group of four later prehistoric ring ditches which are likely to be the plough-levelled remains of a small Bronze Age barrow cemetery which is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs at Charlton Marshall. This one is 16m across, incomplete and lies to the south of the line of the other three, it was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.

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Full Description

One of a group of four later prehistoric ring ditches which are likely to be the plough-levelled remains of a small Bronze Age barrow cemetery which is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs at Charlton Marshall <1>. This one is 16m across, incomplete and lies to the south of the line of the other three, it was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.


<1> National Monuments Record, 15-APR-2002, NMR 21604/06 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19550.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 15-APR-2002. NMR 21604/06.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8895 0267 (point)
Map sheet ST80SE
Civil Parish Charlton Marshall; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record

Record last edited

Feb 25 2023 6:20PM

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