Monument record MDO4325 - Bowl barrow on Breeze Hill, Melbury Abbas
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow surviving as a slight earthwork mound with the remains of a surrounding ditch. In 1970 this monument was described as being around 27 feet in diameter with a mound about one foot high.
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Full Description
The monument includes the levelled remains of a Bronze Age ditched bowl barrow on the south west slope of Breeze Hill on Melbury Down. The barrow mound was previously recorded as being c.8m in diameter. Surrounding this and surviving as a buried feature approximately 2m wide is the barrow ditch from which was quarried material to construct the mound.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 48.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 8922 1961 (8m by 9m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81NE |
| Civil Parish | Melbury Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 038 009
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Melbury Abbas 9
Record last edited
Dec 16 2015 3:45PM