Monument record MDO5581 - Bowl barrow, one of the Wyke Down Group, Gussage All Saints

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Summary

A bowl barrow reported in 1975 as being about 27 feet in diameter with a mound one foot high. Much reduced by ploughing, which has exposed urn sherds and burnt bones. Part of the Wyke Down Group of barrows.

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Full Description

A bowl barrow, part of the barrow group on Wyke Down (see SU 01 NW 35 and associated monuments). It was described by RCHME as a plough levelled mound formerly measured at 27 feet diameter and 1 foot in height. More recently, urn sherds and burnt bones were found at the site of the barrow during deep ploughing. <1-3>

NB this barrow was formerly recorded as part of SU 01 NW 35.


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 110-1 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 22 (Monograph). SDO129.

'(57) Bowl (00681558), ploughed flat; former diam. 27 ft., ht. 1 ft.'

<3> Grinsell, L V, 1982, Dorset Barrows Supplement, 39 (Monograph). SWX1703.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1313113 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 110-1. [Mapped feature: #342946 ]
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 22.
  • <3> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 39.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1313113.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0067 1558 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Gussage All Saints; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 007 057
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 208
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1313113
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage All Saints 57
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wyke Down Group

Record last edited

Oct 25 2022 9:18AM

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