Monument record MDO20902 - Forty Acre Plantation: barrow

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Summary

Probable site of a Bronze Age barrow, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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A circular mound, 18m across, is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. {1} It is probably the site of a Bronze Age round barrow and may be the site of Cunnington's No.19 and Grinsell's No.29 (previously unlocated).{2,3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 22-MAY-1969. NMR OS/69154 026-7.
  • <2> Article in serial: Acland J E. 1916. List of Dorset Barrows, opened or described by Mr E. Cunnington. Vol 37.
  • <3> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 66509 91526 (27m by 27m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Bradford Peverell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 453475

Record last edited

Aug 4 2021 10:44AM

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