Monument record MDO2715 - Ring-ditch, Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe
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<1> Valentin, J, 1998, The Proposed Hodge Ditch Extension to Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe, Dorset: Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of Area 1 (ST3485 0475) and Area 2 (ST3505 0475) (Unpublished document). SDO13910.
‘6 GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
6.3 Results from detailed gradiometry indicate the presence of two ring ditches on the site (shown on Fig. 2 as a and b). Ring ditch (a) is located in the west zone and its identification is based on a weak magnetic response, so the archaeological interpretation is considered tentative. However, the nature of this feature suggests that it may represent the ploughed out remains of a Bronze Age barrow …
8 COMMENTARY
8.3 … The topography of the current area … makes it an ideal location for prehistoric settlement or for the positioning of funerary monuments. Indeed, the possible identification of two ring ditches, representing the surviving remains of a probable former Bronze Age burial mound and possibly a larger prehistoric enclosure, using geophysical techniques supports this view.’
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO13910 Unpublished document: Valentin, J. 1998. The Proposed Hodge Ditch Extension to Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe, Dorset: Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of Area 1 (ST3485 0475) and Area 2 (ST3505 0475).
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Location
Grid reference | ST 3486 0475 (point) |
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Map sheet | ST30SW |
Civil Parish | Thorncombe; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 112 073
Record last edited
May 16 2017 5:01PM