Monument record MDO3841 - Bowl barrow on Fore Top, Fontmell Magna
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Summary
Possible Bronze Age bowl barrow on Fore Top, Fontmell Magna near the parish boundary with Compton Abbas. It survives as a low round mound.
The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.
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Full Description
ST 88381836 A probable bowl barrow 10 paces in diameter and 1 foot high. <1>
Possible bowl barrow, on the neck of Fore Top, on the parish boundary between Fontmell Magna and Compton Abbas. Its diameter is 30 feet and its height 1 foot. <2>
At ST 88331828 is another small grass covered mound, diameter 9.0m height 0.3m. There is no visible ditch. It may be a denuded bowl barrow. Neither is visible on OS air photographs. Divorced survey at 1:2500 on permatrace. <3>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 108.
- <2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 27.
- <3> SDO17369 Unpublished document: Barrett, G. Various. Field Investigators Comments GB. F1 GB 28-JAN-78.
- <3.1> SDO18363 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. OS/75/371 141-2.
- <4> SDO134 Index: Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Dorset Barrow Survey.
- <5> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BB69/01709 SECTION ACROSS CROSS-RIDGE DYKE ON CREST OF FORE TOP ONE OF SEVERAL ON THIS HILL.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205935.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 8833 1828 (9m by 9m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81NE |
| Civil Parish | Fontmell Magna; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 019 036
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NE 26
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205935
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Fontmell Magna 36
Record last edited
Aug 30 2022 2:26PM