Monument record MDO15 - Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury

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Summary

A bowl barrow shown on Ordnance Survey maps, one of a group running along the ridge. This monument is no longer visible and is said to have been quarried away before 1939.

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All bowl barrows; barrows D-G noted by RCHM. 'A' Quarried away before 1939. <2> Similar information and positions approximate to those given above except that barrow 'F' is only 10 yds N of barrow 'C'. <3> 'A'. Surface quarrying has obliterated all trace. <4> 'A' - SY 55968625. Abbotsbury 6. Bowl barrows listed, details as Authy 2. <5>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 11.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 21-MAR-55.
  • <5> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
  • <6> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1967.
  • <7> Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 59.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450353.

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Location

Grid reference SY 5596 8625 (point)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 032 B
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 39 A
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450353
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Abbotsbury 32b

Record last edited

Jan 23 2024 4:34PM

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