Monument record MDO1505 - Long Barrow Hill: Bronze Age bowl barrow

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow on Long Barrow Hill. In 1952 this monument was reported as being around 35 feet in diameter with a mound about 3 feet high.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A Bronze Age bowl barrow on Long Barrow Hill. The site is one of a group of monuments in the vicinity of the Long Bredy bank barrow (MDO1509) and is clearly visible on aerial photographs. {1-3}

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 06-OCT-2000. NMR SY/5791/45-54 (18969/01-08, 23-24).
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3148-9.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 012-3.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 41-42.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 11.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5733 9120 (15m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY59SE
Civil Parish Long Bredy; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 066 008 D
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 1315459
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Long Bredy 8d

Record last edited

Jul 29 2019 10:51AM

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