Monument record MDO3745 - Round Barrow, Compton Down, Compton Abbas
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Summary
An almost completely ploughed out Bronze Age round barrow on Compton Down.
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Full Description
Compton Down. 15 paces in diameter and 1ft high OS Arch (NV Quinell) 23 Jan 1956: almost ploughed out by 1978. <3>
ST 88241908 A grass covered mound with no visible ditch, measuring 14.0m in diameter and 0.3m in height. It is probably a bowl barrow. (Scheduled as a round barrow). <1>
ST 88241910 This probable bowl barrow has been almost completely destroyed by ploughing. All that now remains is a slight barely perceptible ground swelling of dark flinty soil, some 12.0m in diameter. A slight soil mark is visible at this position on OS air photographs <2.1>. Sited on 1:2500 AM for AO Records only. <2>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 23-JAN-56.
- <2> SDO17369 Unpublished document: Barrett, G. Various. Field Investigators Comments GB. F2 GB 12-JAN-78.
- <2.1> SDO17853 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 6.6.75. OS 75/371 142.
- <3> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 37.
- <4> SDO134 Index: Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Dorset Barrow Survey.
- <5> SDO143 Unpublished document: Hearne, C M. 1987. Wytch Farm Oilfield Development B1 Soil Deposition Area Archaeological Assessment.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205892.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8824 1909 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81NE |
| Civil Parish | Compton Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 012 017
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NE 15
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205892
Record last edited
Mar 21 2022 8:53AM