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Monument Number 210019
Hob Uid: 210019
Location : Dorset Gussage St. Michael
Grid Ref : ST9947013590
Summary : A Neolithic long barrow situated on the crest of Gussage Hill. Listed by RCHME as Gussage St Michael 15 and by Grinsell as Gussage St Michael IV. The barrow is situated less than 200 metres southeast of the Dorset Cursus and is broadly aligned with the long barrow ST 91 SE 9 which is located within the interior of the cursus. The shared alignment perhaps indicates that this barrow also predates construction of this part of the cursus. It is also situated among the earthworks of the later prehistoric settlement ST 91 SE 3. Aligned northwest-southeast, RCHME described the mound as being 155 feet long, 75 feet across and 10 feet high at the southeast end. The northwest end is slightly lower. A large hollow is visible in the southeast end and presumably represents the site of an unrecorded antiquarian excavation. The mound is surrounded by a ditch that continues around the southeast end but not the northwest end. The ditch measured 22 feet across and up to 3.5 feet deep. See the Dorset Cursus record (Linear 41) and associated monuments for further details and sources relating to the "cursus complex".
More information : (ST 99471359) Long Barrow (NR). (1) A long barrow, situated on the crest of Gussage Hill, lies close to the Cursus (SU 01 NW 91) and is clearly associated with it. Aligned NW to SE, the mound is 155ft long, 75ft across and 10ft high at the SE end and slightly lower on the NW. A large hollow has been dug into the SE end. The mound stands within a ditch, U-shaped in plan, open at the NW and 22ft across and up to 3 1/2 feet deep. (2)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early Neolithic
Display Date : Early Neolithic
Monument End Date : -3300
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Long Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DO 78
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 91 SE 13
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Relationship type : General association

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Monument Number 210019