Monument record MDO40120 - Bronze Age round barrow, Matterley Drove Farm, Woodlands

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Summary

Fragments of a possible ring ditch 11m across are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1970 and 1976 to the south of Matterley Drove Farm. It is possibly the site of a levelled Bronze Age round barrow and is one of a pair of potential barrows (the other being described in MDO40119). It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Fragments of a possible ring ditch 11m across are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1970 and 1976 to the south of Matterley Drove Farm (1-2). It is possibly the site of a levelled Bronze Age round barrow and is one of a pair of potential barrows (the other being described in MDO40119). It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 18-MAR-1970. NMR 179/177-80 (NMR SU 0208/1).
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. 02-JUL-1976. JRB 3097/2 (NMR SU0209/7).

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Location

Grid reference SU 0253 0893 (point) (5 map features)
Map sheet SU00NW
Civil Parish Woodlands; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409707

Record last edited

Feb 28 2018 11:27AM

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