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Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the chalk downlands of Dorset. The site comprises a characteristic disc barrow formation, a burial type distinctive to the Bronze Age period, consisting of a central mound surrounded by a ditch with outer bank. The monument forms part of the extensive barrow cemetery on Gussage Down, which represents significant evidence of Bronze Age ritual and mortuary practice in southern England. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric burial customs and settlement patterns in Dorset.
Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002709. View the official record →
Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the chalk downlands of Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002709.
Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002709.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman buildings N of Witchampton Mill (7.3 km), Remains of medieval buildings ('Abbey buildings') (7.3 km), Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Disc barrow W of Harley Gap, Gussage Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.