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Monument Number 620878
Hob Uid: 620878
Location : Dorset Gussage St. Michael
Grid Ref : ST9712012950
Summary : A ring ditch circa 12 metres in diameter on Ogden Down, part of a small cluster of monuments located a short distance from the Dorset Cursus (Linear 41), not far from the southwest terminal. Listed by RCHME as Gussage St Michael a38, this and other sites in the vicinity (ST 91 SE 119, 174 and 175) were first reported circa 1980 by Martin Green and Barry Lewis. However, unlike those other sites, it has not been excavated.
More information : ST 97121295. Ring ditch, diameter 12m, seen as soil mark by Mr M. Green. (1,2)

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Source details : Green, M. Excavations of a prehistoric ceremonial complex at Ogden Down, Gussage St Michael.
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Vol(s) : 114, 1992

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Source details : Green, M. Down Farm.
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Vol(s) : 138, 1994

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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, Round Barrow
Evidence : Cropmark, Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : ST 91 SE 118
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Monument Number 620878