Monument record MDO24122 - Pitcombe Down, barrow

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Summary

The possible site of a Bronze Age barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs on the south side of Pitcombe Down.

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The possible ste of a Bronze Age barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs {1-2} on the south side of Pitcombe Down. The mound is 7m across and lies within a known barrow cemetery although it may alternatively be the site of a post medieval spoil heap. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 21-APR-1984. NMR OS/84038 363-4.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 15-FEB-2005. NMR SY 5989/6-7 (23819/07-8).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5929 8924 (10m by 9m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Littlebredy; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 21 2012 4:20PM

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