Monument record MDO4331 - Round barrow, Charlton Down, Melbury Abbas

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Summary

Bronze age bowl barrow situated on the county boundary between Dorset and Wiltshire. In 1972 this monument was reported as around 60 feet in diameter, with a mound about 3½ feet high. In 1956 the Ordnance Survey noted that it was crossed by a small boundary bank and ditch, the bank of which was 0.4 metre high. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

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ST 89542091. An unpublished barrow. Diameter 20 paces and height 3 1/2 ft. Discovered by L V Grinsell. Listed under bowl barrows. <1> ST 89552089. A grass covered barrow. The mound is 22.0m. in diameter and 0.4m. high, but is cossed by a small boundary bank and ditch, the bank of which is 0.4m. high. There is no visible ditch surrounding the mound, which appears to be a bowl barrow. <2>

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  • <1> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 14-JUN-55.
  • <1.1> Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 24-JAN-56.
  • <3> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 119.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1969.
  • <5> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 48.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206525.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8955 2089 (point)
Map sheet ST82SE
Civil Parish Melbury Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 038 015
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 SE 47
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206525
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Melbury Abbas (15)

Record last edited

Sep 30 2022 2:46PM

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