Monument record MDO2435 - Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill, Shipton Gorge

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Bronze Age bowl barrow on the edge of Hammiton Hill, visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs.

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A small barrow is on a hill called HAMMERCOMB. <1> A bowl barrow; diameter 25 paces, height 5 ft. <3> [Similar information]. <4> A grass covered but ditchless bowl barrow, with a diameter of 25.0 m, and a height of 1.8 m. <5> Name HAMMERCOMB (T.2) not confirmed. Prob. modern HAMMITON as on O.S. 6" 1930. <6> Bronze Age bowl barrow on the edge of Hammiton Hill, visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs. <8>

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  • <1> Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1863. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2. Vol 2. 283.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1930.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 223.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 05-MAY-55.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Field Investigators Comments HC. F2 HC 09-MAY-55.
  • <7> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 131.
  • <8> Aerial Photograph: 14-APR-1984. NMR OS/84029 256-7.
  • <9> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451340.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5101 9124 (28m by 28m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Shipton Gorge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 102 012
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 11
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451340
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shipton Gorge 12

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May 3 2023 11:40AM

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