Monument record MDO142 - Bowl barrow on Batcombe Hill, Batcombe

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Summary

A mound interpreted as a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow. The barrow has a mound, previously recorded as being 11 metres in diameter, and approximately 0.1 metres high. Surrounding the mound is a quarry ditch from which material was excavated during its construction. This has become infilled over the years but survives as a buried feature approximately 2 metres wide. The barrow lies within a prehistoric field system.

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A bowl barrow on arable land with no visible ditch, approximate diameter 11.0m, height 0.2m. <2> A bowl barrow about 11 paces in diameter and 2ft high. <3> ST 63210380. The bowl barrow is as described and now appears as a patch of slightly raised earth and flints. Surveyed at 1:2500. <4>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 17.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 17-SEP-55.
  • <3> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1962.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 28-SEP-76.
  • <6> Scheduling record: DCMS. 1997. Scheduled Monument Notification 1997. 08/12/1997.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 199149.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6322 0380 (point)
Map sheet ST60SW
Civil Parish Batcombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 006 009
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SW 7
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 199149
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Batcombe 9

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Mar 20 2023 2:52PM

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