SDO16590 - Geophysics Survey of the Gussage St Michael 10 Long Barrow

Report on a geophysical survey of the Gussage St Michael 10 long barrow, located on Parsonage Hill. 'The barrow has never been the subject of geophysics survey or excavation. A gradiometer survey was undertaken with the aim of defining the character of the barrow, in order to facilitate comparison with other long barrows in the general vicinity of the Dorset Cursus. The survey was successful in clearly defining the ditches associated with the monument, which are very similar in nature to the nearby long barrow Gussage St Michael 12. The survey was also able to locate linear features visible on aerial photographs, and allow their relationship to the barrow to be better understood. There was no clear indication of internal features sometimes encountered beneath long barrow mounds, but a number of other anomalies were encountered and have been described'.