Monument record MDO51183 - Undated mound, Ryme Intrinsica

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Summary

A circular mound in the corner of a field to the southwest of Ryme Intrinsica is visible as an earthwork of around 12-13m in diameter on lidar and satellite imagery. It is of uncertain origin; the feature is very crisp on lidar but is tentatively visible on an aerial photograph dated 1972. It cannot be verified as an early feature and might be modern but could possibly be a Bronze Age barrow.

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Full Description

A circular mound in the corner of a field to the southwest of Ryme Intrinsica is visible as an earthwork of around 12-13m in diameter on lidar and satellite imagery. It is of uncertain origin; the feature is very crisp on lidar but is tentatively visible on an aerial photograph dated 1972. It cannot be verified as an early feature and might be modern but could possibly be a Bronze Age barrow (EA 2022; DC 1972; GE 2005; GE 2022).


Google Earth, 01/01/2022, Google Earth 2022 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18611.

Google Earth, 01-JAN-2005, Google Earth 2005 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18557.

Environment Agency, 2022, LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m (Aerial Photograph). SDO21777.

Dorset Council, xx-xxx-1972, VAP 254/90 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21972.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01-JAN-2005. Google Earth 2005.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01/01/2022. Google Earth 2022.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2022. LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Dorset Council. xx-xxx-1972. VAP 254/90.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 5779 1053 (14m by 14m)
Map sheet ST51SE
Civil Parish Ryme Intrinseca; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Oct 7 2026 11:39AM

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