Monument record MDO42922 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, Magiston Hill, Godmanstone
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Summary
A low sub-circular banked mound is visible as an earthwork on current Lidar imagery on the east sidew of Magiston Hill, Godmanstone. The feature is recorded as a Bronze Age bowl barrow (NRHE Hob UID 453139) and is a Scheduled Monument (List Entry 1002451). It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
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Full Description
(SY 64089699) Tumulus (NR). (1)
A barrow situated on the west edge of Godmanstone parish 1000 yds south west of (SY 69 NW 28) is 33ft in diameter but ploughed almost level; identifiable as a circular area of flints (2). Listed by Grinsell as a bowl barrow "18 paces diameter and 2ft high" in 1939. (2,3)
Authy 2 description is incorrect. The barrow, of bowl-type is well defined and measures 21.0m diameter by 0.8m high with a heavy scatter of flint. Under plough with no trace of ditch. (4)
Reduced by ploughing to a flinty mound 15.0m in diameter and 0.4m high. (GP).
Revised at 1:2500 on MSD. (5)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 121.
- <3> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 02-FEB-55.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 110.
- <5> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 04-FEB-81.
- <6> SDO16524 Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2019. LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453139.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6406 9700 (point) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Godmanstone; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 050 008
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NW 27
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453139
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Godmanstone 8
Record last edited
Apr 13 2022 12:29PM
