Monument record MDO1640 - Bowl barrow on Lambert's Castle, Marshwood
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow lying at the southern end of Lambert's Castle Iron Age hillfort. The barrow has been mutilated and is now an irregular mound with no traces of a quarry ditch, though this will survive as a buried feature. The mound is likely to have been around 13m in diameter and 0.75m high. It is not visible on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
A Bronze Age bowl barrow lying at the southern end of Lambert's Castle Iron Age hillfort. The barrow has been mutilated and is now an irregular mound with no traces of a quarry ditch. It is not visible on aerial photographs and was therefore not recorded during the Marshwood Vale NMP.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO17337 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1968. Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
- <2> SDO17350 Index: Fox, A. 1951. Correspondents Annotated 6" Sheet (A Fox, March 1951).
- <3> SDO17351 Scheduling record: DCMS. 1999. Scheduled Monument Notification 1999. 24-SEP-1999.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 449716.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 3716 9896 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY39NE |
| Civil Parish | Marshwood; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 071 019
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 39 NE 1
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 449716
Record last edited
Mar 20 2023 3:01PM
