Monument record MDO5382 - Cross dyke on Bulbarrow Hill, Woolland

A cross dyke on the narrow central part of the hill, on nearly flat ground. The dyke consists of a bank and ditch, and appears to have been at least 100 yards long, but has been much damaged by activities such as quarrying.

ST 77400578 - 77460585. A Cross-dyke, probably related to Rawlsbury Camp - Iron Age hillfort (see ST 70 NE 12), runs south west - north east across the narrow centre of Bulbarrow Hill. It faces north west on nearly level ground and is at least 100 yds long but has been much damaged. The bank is 12ft wide and 2ft. high, the ditch is 15ft wide and less than 1ft. deep. On the north the ditch is cut away by a quarry, but the bank appears to run out at the shoulder of the ridge above a deep slope. On the south there are no certain remains to the south of the road, the area being much disturbed, but the dyke possibly continued the south west facing slope. <1>

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 317 (Monograph). SDO136.

'(8) Cross-dyke (77400578-77460585), runs S.W.-N.E. at over 800 ft. O.D. across the narrow centre of Bulbarrow Hill. It faces N.W. on nearly level ground and is at least 100 yds. long but has been much damaged. The bank is 12 ft. wide and 2 ft. high; the ditch is 15 ft. wide and less than 1 ft. deep. On the N. the ditch is cut away by a quarry but the bank appears to run out at the shoulder of the ridge above a deep slope; on the S. there are no certain remains to the S. of the road, the area being much disturbed, but the dyke possibly continued on the S.W.-facing slope.'

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 201783 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jan 14 2022 4:01PM