Monument record MDO40568 - Possible Bronze Age barrow, Holfleet Cottage, Burton
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Summary
A ring ditch to the south of Holfleet Cottage,Winkton, is visible as a cropmark on 2006 aerial photographs. The feature is considered most likely to be a barrow of Bronze Age origin. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Full Description
A ring ditch to the south of Holfleet Cottage,Winkton, is visible as a cropmark on 2006 aerial photographs <2 and 3>.
The ring ditch is around 26m in diameter with an outer 1.8m wide ditch. It is considered most likely that the feature is a funerary barrow of probable Bronze Age origin.
The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
The faint cropmark traces of a single ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow visible at approximately SZ 1663 9593 on aerial photographs taken by English Heritage in September 2006. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO18772 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 07-SEP-2006. NMR 24320/4 (SZ 1695/4).
- <2> SDO15854 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 07-SEP-06. NMR 24320/1 (SZ 1695/1).
- <3> SDO15855 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 07-SEP-06. NMR 24320/05 SZ1695/05.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1503494.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1663 9594 (point) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19NE |
| Civil Parish | Burton; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1503494
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: SZ 19 NE 27
Record last edited
Nov 11 2022 4:46PM