Monument record MDO148 - Round barrow on Batcombe Down, Batcombe

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Summary

A shallow mound interpreted as a possible Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a small cluster of barrows on Batcombe Down. In 1976 this monument was recorded as a circular patch of flints forming a slight mound.

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Full Description

Possible Bowl Barrow ST62970379, slight, OS Arch. 28 Sept. 1976: circular patch of flints L.V. Grinsell, DBS 1982 <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 33.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6297 0379 (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: 1 006 015

Record last edited

Dec 19 2016 3:27PM

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