Monument record MDO1427 - Mound, possibly natural, Litton Cheney
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Summary
A mound interpreted as a possible round barrow, though thought more likely to be a spoil heap.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A doubtful bowl barrow 12 paces in diameter and 3 1/2 ft high. It appears very mutilated and possibly upcast from a pit to the south. <2>
Perhaps a much disturbed barrow, about 3 ft high. <3>
The mound depicted on the OS 6" is composed of small flints and gravel bearing earth. It has a diameter 10.0m and a height of 0.8m, but appears to be merely the SE end of a large flat and rather rectangular mound which is set in an ENE - WSW direction.
The large mound is 24.0m long, 15.0m wide and generally 0.4m high. Large flints are scattered over its surface. It seems rather too far from the deep gravel pit to the S to be upcast from that pit, but the whole field surface shows signs of surface digging, and the mound may well be overburden from
nearby diggings.
Considering the quarrying, and the appearance of the mound, it is a doubtful barrow. <5>
A spoil mound. <6>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 137.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <5> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 27-APR-55.
- <6> SWX1260 Unpublished document: Field Investigators Comments HC. F2 HC 05-MAY-55.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451107.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6575 8657 (19877m by 10270m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Litton Cheney; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 064 016
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 38
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451107
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Litton Cheney 16
Record last edited
Feb 29 2024 6:42AM
