Monument record MDO25323 - Shorn Hill, mound

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Summary

A mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The date and function of this feature are uncertain; it is possible that it is the remains of a Bronze Age barrow.

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A mound, 14.2m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {1-2} and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. The date and function of this feature are uncertain; it is possible that it is the remains of a Bronze Age barrow.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 63084 87165 (18m by 18m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 2 2012 4:56AM

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