Monument record MDO1518 - Long Bredy: bowl barrow

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1952 this monument was reported as being almost ploughed out.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Listed under bowl barrows. This barrow has been ploughd out. <2> Almost ploughed out. <3> This barrow is grass covered, and extant. There is no visible ditch, but the mound has a diameter of 18.0m and is 0.4m high. A bowl barrow. <4> Bronze Age bowl barrow at Long Bredy. The site is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. <5>

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <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 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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). 42.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 27-APR-55.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 010-11.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451119.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5606 9161 (27m by 26m) (3 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: 1 066 012 B
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 40
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451119
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Long Bredy 12

Record last edited

Aug 16 2023 2:19PM

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