Monument record MDO2046 - Bowl barrow, one of the Bronkham Hill Group, Portesham

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Summary

An irregular mound interpreted as a probable bowl barrow. In 1970 this feature was reported as being ploughed almost flat.

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Four round barrows: 'C'. Bowl (?) (63308662) 70 yds South East of last. Irregular, with diam 33 ft, and ht 3 ft. Ploughed almost flat. It is within enclosure (SY 68 NW 65). <1> <3> 'C' SY 63308662. Ploughed-out; No visible remains. <4> Site of a Bronze Age barrow, one of a group of four barrows (MDO2046-7 & MDO3150-1) and part of a larger barrow cemetery extending along the Dorset Ridgeway.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 127, 155.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 467.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 22-FEB-80.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 293.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452476.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6330 8662 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 039
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 64 C
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452476
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Portesham 39

Record last edited

Jan 9 2024 4:50PM

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