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Monument Number 620844
Hob Uid: 620844
Location : Dorset Gussage St. Michael
Grid Ref : ST9697012530
Summary : A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on air photographs. Listed by RCHME as Gussage St Michael 36. Circa 21 metres in diameter, it is situated within (and is earlier than)the multiple linear feature SU 01 NW 91, which runs parallel to and adjacent with the northwest ditch of the Dorset Cursus (Linear 41).
More information : ST 96971253. Ring ditch [probable barrow site]. Diameter 21m approx. Embodied in the line of multiple linear feature [SU 01 NW 91]. Air photos include one [1b] on which the barrow appears as a white blob. (1,2)

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Source details : AP ref: NMR OAPs ST9612/7-9
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Source details : AP ref: NMR VAP ST 9609/1/2604 (Hunting Surveys Ltd)
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Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Ring Ditch
Evidence : Cropmark

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 91 SE 117
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Monument Number 620844