Monument record MDO41455 - Possible Bronze Age barrow, Cowgrove Farm, Pamphill
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Summary
A low sub-circular mound in a field to the southwest of Cowgrove Farm is faintly visible on current Lidar imagery. The feature may be a Bronze Age barrow and if so, would be the middle one of a row of three barrows at this location (see also MDO41454 and 32416). It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Full Description
A low sub-circular mound in a field to the southwest of Cowgrove Farm is faintly visible on current Lidar imagery (1).
The feature is faint and indistinct but appears to comprises a low sub-circular mound approximately 30m in diameter. A possible partial outer ditch approximately 1.6m wide is visible on its south side.
The feature may be a Bronze Age barrow and if so, would be the middle one of a row of three barrows at this location (see also MDO41454 and 32416).
The site is still open fields on current Google Earth imagery. The feature is possibly visible as a parchmark in year 2005 and a faint cropmark in year 2009 (2 and 3).
It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9790 9956 (point) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Civil Parish | Pamphill; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Aug 28 2018 11:28AM