Monument record MDO48194 - Bronze Age round barrow south of Wetherby Close, Milborne St Andrew

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Summary

The probable site of a plough-levelled Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch on aerial photographs. The site was digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project. It is one of a cluster of ring-ditches which are interpreted as the probable remains of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.

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Full Description

The probable site of a plough-levelled Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch 15m across on aerial photographs taken in 2002 (1). The site was digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle AIM Project. It is one of a wide group of ring-ditches interpreted as the probable remains of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.


<1> National Monuments Record, 19-JUN-2002, NMR 2164/04 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20783.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 19-JUN-2002. NMR 2164/04.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8057 9696 (point)
Map sheet SY89NW
Civil Parish Milborne St Andrew; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 5:55PM

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