Monument record MDO5559 - Round Barrow, one of The Cursus Group of round barrows, Wyke Down, Gussage All Saints

Round barrow situated between the banks of the Dorset Cursus. In 1975 this monument was reported as being visible on aerial photographs as a ring ditch around around 95 feet in diameter.

SU 00961514 Barrow, appearing on air photographs as a ring-ditch, lies between the banks of the Cursus; diameter about 95 ft. <1>

A ring ditch, presumably representing a levelled round barrow, is located between the banks of the Dorset Cursus (Linear 41), close to the point where the Cursus is crossed by the Ackling Dyke Roman road. The barrow is listed by RCHME as Gussage All Saints 35 and by Grinsell as Gussage All Saints 26. RCHME estimated its diameter at circa 95 feet. It is perhaps worth noting that although the barrow has been levelled, the Cursus and Ackling Dyke at this point survive as earthworks, as indeed does another nearby barrow (SU 01 NW 72) which also lies within the Cursus. <1-3>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 21 (Monograph). SDO129.

'(35) Barrow (00961514), appearing as a ring-ditch on air photographs, lies between the banks of Cursus; diam. About 95 ft'.

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1982, Dorset Barrows Supplement, 39 (Monograph). SWX1703.

<3> Bowen, H C, 1990, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke (Monograph). SWX800.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 213576 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

May 30 2022 3:52PM