Monument record MDO5653 - Ring-ditch, Down Farm, Gussage St Michael

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Summary

A ring ditch visible as a soil mark at Down Farm, immediately adjacent to the northwest side of the Dorset Cursus. Approximately 16m in diameter. Interpreted as the probable remains of a round barrow. Note that Grinsell's grid reference erroneously locates the ring ditch within the Cursus.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

ST 9998 1438, Down Farm. Ring-ditch sometimes seen as a soil mark. <1>

Grinsell records information from Martin Green that this monument is sometimes seen as a soil mark. <1>


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1982, Dorset Barrows Supplement, 40 (Monograph). SWX1703.

<2> Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1986, Dorset Barrow Survey (Index). SDO134.

No visible trace in a field regularly ploughed and newly ploughed when visited. Ploughed out. Lies immediately N of a hedge boundary.

<3> Bowen, H C, 1990, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke (Monograph). SWX800.

<4> Bowen, H C, 1991, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory, 8 (Monograph). SDO14864.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 912602 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 40.
  • <2> Index: Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Dorset Barrow Survey.
  • <3> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp.
  • <4> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 8.
  • <5>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 912602. [Mapped feature: #635065 ]

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Location

Grid reference ST 9989 1440 (point)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Gussage St Michael; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 008 047
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 107
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 912602
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage St Michael 45

Record last edited

Feb 15 2023 2:46PM

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