Monument record MDO46862 - Ring ditch, Whitelands Down, Dewlish

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Summary

Cropmark of a single ring ditch, possibly the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow seen on aerial photographs taken in 2007. The slight cropmark trace of second possible ring ditch could also be seen immediately to the north-east of this. The ring ditch is 16m across with traces of an internal mound, it was was digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cern and Piddle AIM Project.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The possible site of a plough-levelled Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch 16m across on aerial photographs with traces of an internal mound (3). The site was digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cern and Piddle AIM Project.


<1> National Monuments Record, 18-DEC-2007, NMR 24728/036 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20004.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1570732 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<3> J R Boyden, 27-MAR-1970, JRB 171/2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20865.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 18-DEC-2007. NMR 24728/036.
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1570732. [Mapped feature: #636528 ]
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: J R Boyden. 27-MAR-1970. JRB 171/2.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Location

Grid reference SY 7690 9917 (point)
Map sheet SY79NE
Civil Parish Dewlish; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NE 73
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1570732

Record last edited

Aug 11 2024 4:26PM

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