Monument record MDO1694 - Bowl barrow, Melcombe Horsey

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Summary

A bowl barrow recorded as a low mound about 54 feet in diameter and heavily ploughed. This barrow may have been investigated by an antiquarian, who described finds of 'fragmented British pottery' and what seems to have been a Roman burial inserted into the mound.

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A bowl barrow, 54 feet in diameter and 1 1/2 feet high. Has been heavily ploughed. <2> Possibly the barrow opened by C Hall (ST 70 SW 56). <3> Much ploughed bowl barrow: diameter 12.0m and up to 0.5m high. There is no visible ditch. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4> (ST 744016) Two barrows shown, aligned north to south <5>. Faint circular cropmark visible at ST 74390180 <6>. <5-6>

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1962.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 175.
  • <3> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 119.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barrett, G. Various. Field Investigators Comments GB. F1 GB 06-DEC-78.
  • <5> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 1 Inch to 1 mile. 1811.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 15-MAY-1974. OS 74/058/121.
  • <6.1> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. OS 74/058/122-23.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 202079.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 7445 0167 (16m by 16m)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Melcombe Horsey; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 075 018
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 SW 41
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 202079

Record last edited

Feb 8 2022 1:55PM

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