Monument record MDO187 - Bowl barrow on Buckham Down, Beaminster

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Summary

A low mound recorded by Ordnance Survey field investigators and interpreted as a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow. The mound was described as being much spread and around 82 feet in diameter with a mound about one foot high.

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Full Description

Grinsell recorded this barrow as 27 paces in diameter and 1 foot in height. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1956. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1955. 77. 136-137.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 87.

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Location

Grid reference ST 4778 0348 (point)
Map sheet ST40SE
Civil Parish Beaminster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 007 079
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 40 SE 6

Record last edited

Dec 19 2016 5:11PM

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