Monument record MDO39665 - Bronze Age barrow, Quomp Copse, Hurn
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Summary
A Bronze Age barrow, one of a row of five barrows along a ridgeway in Quomp Copse, is visible on an RAF 1954 aerial photograph and on current Lidar imagery. The barrow was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Group of barrows in Quomp Copse - see plan: SZ 1309596254: No 3. A low mound approx 8m across, probably a barrow, the SW side is indistinct where it merges with No 4. No surrounding ditch visible. <1>
A Bronze Age barrow, one of a row of five barrows along a ridgeway in Quomp Copse, is visible on an RAF 1954 aerial photograph and on current Lidar imagery <2 and 3>.
The barrow may be recorded in the Dorset HER as part of the barrow group MWX3257 or MWX3258 but to avoid confusion it was digitally plotted independently by the Dorset Stour NMP. The barrow group is recorded under NHRE Hob UID 458505, with this barrow thought to be number 3.
On current Lidar imagery this feature is shown as a low mound measuring around 8m in diameter, with the northeast side slightly indented <3>. It is situated closely adjacent to the north side of another of the barrows visible in this group (MDO39664).
The barrow is visible under early plantation on an RAF aerial photograph dated 1954 <2>. It is under tree cover on current Google Earth imagery <4>.
The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX3933 Unpublished document: Yonge, E. Letter, Miss E Yonge (Secretary) South Wessex Archaeological Association (SWAA). 18 November 1975.
- <2> SDO15543 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-OCT-54. RAF/58/1593 F22 0013-4.
- <3> SDO15442 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
- <4> SDO15388 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2017. Google Earth 2017.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458505.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1309 9625 (point) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19NW |
| Civil Parish | Hurn; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO39542
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458505
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: SZ 19 NW 39.3
Record last edited
Feb 9 2024 4:25PM