Monument record MDO25519 - Bronkham Hill, mound

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Summary

A mound, approximately 15m in diameter, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The date and function of this feature are uncertain; it is possible that it is the plough-levelled remains of a Bronze Age barrow

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A mound, approximately 15m in diameter, is visible as a cropmark 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 plough-levelled remains of a Bronze Age barrow.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1065-7.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 25-4-1968. NMR OS/68078 001-3.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 61913 87174 (27m by 26m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

May 2 2012 5:15AM

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