Monument record MDO42837 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, Hog Cliff Hill, Maiden Newton
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Summary
A sub circular banked mound is visible as an earthwork and cropmark on aerial photographs on Hog Cliff Hill, Maiden Newton. The feature is recorded as a tumulus on the OS 1st Edition map and is probably a Bronze Age bowl barrow. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. The barrow is a Scheduled Monument (1003228).
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(SY 62189676) Tumulus (NR) (1)
SY 62199673. A bowl barrow, 60ft diameter by 2.5ft high situated on Hog Cliff Hill. Listed by Grinsell as a "Cairn, or stone heap". (2,3)
A grass-covered bowl barrow, 17.0m diameter by 0.8m high. No trace of ditch or excavation. (4)
An oval grass covered flinty bowl barrow at SX 62179676 which measures 16.5m by 11.2m and 0.5m high. (See GP). Revised at 1:2500 on MSD. (5)
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <3> SDO16841 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-48. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4272-3.
- <4> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 153.
- <5> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 14-JAN-55.
- <6> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <7> SDO16848 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 18-APR-69. OS69114/049.
- <8> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 69 NW 8.
- <9> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 12-FEB-81.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453053.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6217 9676 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Maiden Newton; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 069 016
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NW 8
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453053
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Maiden Newton 16
Record last edited
Apr 12 2022 2:47PM