Monument record MDO5555 - Bowl barrow, one of The Cursus Group of round barrows, Wyke Down, Gussage All Saints

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow adjoining the parish boundary. One of a group of twelve barrows scattered around the junction of the Dorset Cursus and the Roman road Ackling Dyke. In 1975 this monument was reported as being around 65 feet in diameter with a mound about 5 feet high

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Full Description

(SU 00881490) Tumulus (NR). <2>

SU 00891490 Bowl barrow, west of Drive Plantation, adjoins the parish boundary with Gussage St Michael; diameter 65 feet, height 5 feet. <3>


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

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile, 1963 (Map). SDO11924.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 21 (Monograph). SDO129.

‘(31) Bowl (00891490), W. of Drive Plantation, adjoins the parish boundary with Gussage St. Michael; diam. 65 ft., ht. 5ft.'

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 213752 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 110. [Mapped feature: #342920 ]
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 21.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213752.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0089 1490 (point)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Gussage All Saints; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 007 031
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 1
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213752
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage All Saints 31

Record last edited

Oct 14 2022 3:55PM

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