Monument record MDO2080 - Bowl barrow, Portesham

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Summary

A probable Bronze Age bowl barrow, situated on a saddle on a ridge. It was discovered during Ordnance Survey field investigation in 1980, when it was recorded as a mound 6 metres in diameter and a maximum 40 centimetres high, with no visible evidence of a ditch.

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Full Description

SY 61868750. Mound with gorse bush on top. Diameter 6.0m, height 0.4m. No visible evidence of a ditch. Probably a small bowl barrow. Discovered during field investigation. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <1>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Index: Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Dorset Barrow Survey. SDR 253.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 12-MAR-1980.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1175313.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6186 8750 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 072
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 118
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 93b

Record last edited

Jul 8 2024 8:00PM

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