Monument record MDO3720 - Bowl barrow on Hambledon Hill, Child Okeford
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Summary
A bowl barrow on Hambledon Hill, within the southern end of the hill-fort. The centre of the barrow mound has been disturbed, and there are only traces of a ditch on the south side. 40ft. in diam and 1.5ft. high.
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Full Description
Two bowl barrows: 'A' (ST 84521240), diameter 40 feet and height 1 foot, with traces of a ditch on the south side. The centre has been disturbed. <1> <3>
ST 84521240. 'A' A flat topped bowl barrow measures 11.0m diameter and 0.4m high. The centre has been disturbed and the ditch is unsurveyable. 'A' Surveyed at 1:2500 on PFD. <4>
Between late May and late August 1996 the Cambridge and Exeter offices of RCHME carried out an earthwork survey and aerial photographic interpretation of the complex of monuments on Hambledon Hill as part of the project to record Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic period.
Barrow A (ST 8452 1240) is as described by Source 5. The ditch is evident as a minimal depression around the W side of the barrow. Two looting trenches cut into the top of the barrow, but the earthwork is otherwise relatively well-preserved, due to its re-use as a nodal point in the ?Post-Medieval field system (ST 81 SW 69). For further details, see RCHME Level 3 client report and earthwork plan at 1:1000 scale, held in archive. <5>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 100.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1962.
- <3> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 83.
- <4> SWX3450 Unpublished document: Chaplin, C P. Various. Field Investigators Comments CC. F1 CC 07-APR-78.
- <4.1> SDO20386 Aerial Photograph: NMR ST 8412/3 & 5.
- <5> SWX1665 Monograph: RCHME: Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206242.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8452 1240 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81SW |
| Civil Parish | Child Okeford; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 011 025
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 SW 12 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206242
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Child Okeford 25
Record last edited
Dec 21 2023 9:21AM