Monument record MDO415 - Bowl barrow on Penn Hill, Bradford Peverell

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Summary

Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a soil marke of a ring ditch on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

`A'. SY 64239318. A ditchless, grass covered bowl barrow. Diameter 16.0m, height 0.4m. Visible on air photographs. <1> See SY 69 SW 71 for possible excavation of one of these barrows. <2> SY 64239318. Bowl barrow, diameter 20.0m approximately, height 0.3m, very much ploughed down. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <3> Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a soilmarked ring ditch on aerial photographs. <4>

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 24-JAN-55.
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4137-8.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Mead, Richard. Field Investigators Comments RPM. R1 RPM 04-JAN-1980.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 20-APR-81.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4232-34.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453719.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6423 9318 (28m by 28m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Bradford Peverell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 014 018 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 41 A
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453719

Record last edited

Oct 31 2023 2:37PM

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