Monument record MDO5796 - Possibly Bronze Age ring ditch, Horton

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Summary

Cropmark of a ring ditch. The site has been regularly ploughed.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SU 023086. Cropmark of ring-ditch. <1>

The site has been regularly ploughed since the 1960s and there are no visible remains. <5>

Ring-ditch on AP (Boyden J/1972/Flight 62, September 17th Film 2). <1>


<1> Boyden, J R, 17-Sep-1972, Flight 62, 17.9.72, film 2. (Aerial Photograph). SDO19298.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Records (Index). SDO131.

Crop-mark of ring-ditch. Mention/OS/HM/1973

<3> Grinsell, L V, 1982, Dorset Barrows Supplement, 42 (Monograph). SWX1703.

<4> Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1986, Dorset Barrow Survey (Index). SDO134.

No visible trace in a field regularly ploughed and newly ploughed and planted with grass when visited.

<5> English Heritage, English Heritage Alternative Action Report, KC, MPPA, Dec-2001 (Scheduling record). SDO18279.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 213059 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Boyden, J R. 17-Sep-1972. Flight 62, 17.9.72, film 2..
  • <2> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records.
  • <3> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 42.
  • <4> Index: Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Dorset Barrow Survey.
  • <5> Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Alternative Action Report. KC, MPPA, Dec-2001.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213059.

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Location

Grid reference SU 023 086 (point)
Map sheet SU00NW
Civil Parish Horton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 013 033
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 NW 19
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213059

Record last edited

Jul 30 2024 3:11PM

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