Monument record MDO3275 - Small mound amongst the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin

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Small stony mound of uncertain date and function. Located amongst the Bronkham Hill barrow group. Also visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs

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A small possibly artificial, stony mound, 15 ft by 10 ft, of uncertain date and function. Located amongst the Bronkham Hill barrow group. {1}. Also visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs {2}, as a mound measuring approximately 7.8 metres in diameter, surrounded by an outer ditch 0.5 meters in width. This site may be a Bronze Age barrow and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 466.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 11-6-1978. NMR OS/78080 100-101.

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Grid reference Centred SY 6261 8696 (19m by 12m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 174
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 452310

Record last edited

Jun 3 2014 10:42AM

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