Monument record MDO4327 - Bowl barrow on Breeze Hill, Melbury Abbas
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Summary
Low remains of a Bronze Age bowl barrow with traces of surrounding ditch visible. In 1972 this monument was recorded as having a diameter of approximately 30 feet and a mound about 1 foot high. One of a dispersed group of barrows on Breeze Hill.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The monument includes the levelled remains of a Bronze Age ditched bowl barrow on Breeze Hill, Melbury Down. The barrow mound was previously recorded as being c.11m in diameter. Surrounding this and surviving as a buried feature c.2m wide is the barrow ditch from which was quarried material to construct the mound.
Two bowl barrows: 'B' - Diameter 10 paces and height 1ft. Slightly hollow centre. Under grass 1953. <2>
'B' - This bowl barrow is visible as a mount 11.0m. In diameter and 0.1m. High. There is no visible ditch. It was grass and stubble covered when investigated. <3>
'B' - (11) - ST 89702016. Bowl barrow, 30ft diameter and lft. High with slight disturbance at the centre. <5>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1930.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 14-JUN-55.
- <2.1> SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 24-JAN-56.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 119.
- <5> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 48.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206533.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8970 2016 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST82SE |
| Civil Parish | Melbury Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 038 011
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 SE 49B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206533
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Melbury Abbas 11
Record last edited
Sep 16 2022 3:21PM
