Monument record MDO42925 - Probable Bronze Age Barrow, Magiston Hill, Godmanstone
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Summary
A low sub-circular mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs on the east side of Magiston Hill, Godmanstone. The feature is recorded as a Bronze Age bowl barrow (NRHE Hob UID 453144) and is shown as a tumulus on the OS 1st Edition map. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, 39ft diameter and 3.5ft high situated 1.25 miles west of Godmanstone church. Listed under bowl barrows by Grinsell but described as a "Cairn, 15 paces diameter and 3ft high". <3> <5>
A bowl barrow, 15.0m diameter and 1.3m high is under the plough which has revealed a heavy flint content. No trace of ditch. <4>
Reduced by ploughing to a spread of flint some 16m in diameter and 0.2m high. Revised at 1:2500 on MSD. <6>
A low sub-circular mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs on the east side of Magiston Hill, Godmanstone <7-9>. The feature is recorded as a Bronze Age bowl barrow (NRHE Hob UID 453144) and is shown as a tumulus on the OS 1st Edition map <1>. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
The feature is still visible on 2010 Google Earth imagery <10>.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <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> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 121.
- <4> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 02-FEB-55.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 110.
- <6> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 24-FEB-81.
- <7> SDO16870 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1376-7.
- <8> SDO16880 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-OCT-71. RAF/39/3812 V 0215-6.
- <9> SDO16884 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-NOV-71. RAF/39/3829 V 0033-4.
- <10> SDO16568 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. XX-XXX-2010. Google Earth 2010.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453144.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6451 9781 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Godmanstone; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 050 007
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NW 28
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453144
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Godmanstone 7
Record last edited
Jul 28 2023 2:04PM
