Monument record MDO40334 - Possible Neolithic long barrow, St Giles's Park, Wimborne St Giles

A sub-oval ditched enclosure in St Giles's Park is visible as a cropmark on a 1996 aerial photographs. The feature is presumed to represent a possible Neolithic long barrow. Broadly orientated north-south, it comprises an elongated oval, with rounded ends and straight, diverging sides, the broader end being to the south. The eastern side is less distinct as a cropmark feature. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

Recent aerial photography reveals the cropmark of a probable Neolithic long barrow site, visible at SU 0401 1168. <1-3>

A sub-oval ditched enclosure in St Giles's Park is visible as a cropmark on a 1996 aerial photograph <4>.

The enclosure is 66m long by 28.9m wide with a broadly 2m wide outer ditch. The northeast corner of the enclosure is obscured by trees. The feature is presumed to represent a possible Neolithic long barrow.

It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

<1> Miller, Andrew, RCHME/EH/HE Aerial Photographers comment AM, RCHME Aerial Reconnaissance/25-JUL-1996 (Verbal communication). SDO17356.

<2> National Monuments Record, 25-JUL-1996, NMR SU 0411/1-3 (15561/01-03) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18692.

<3> National Monuments Record, 25-JUL-1996, NMR SU 0411/4-5 (15544/18-19) (Aerial Photograph). SDO18693.

<4> National Monuments Record, 25-JUL-96, NMR 15561/002 (SU0411/002) (Aerial Photograph). SDO15781.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1080472 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 13 2022 2:38PM