Monument record MDO44 - Barrow east of White Hill Plantation, Abbotsbury
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1959 this monument was reported as being around 30 feet in diameter with a flinty mound about 2 feet high. This barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 2006.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow; diameter 15 paces, height 2ft. Flints occur in its composition. <2>
A grass covered ditchless bowl barrow with a diameter of 13.0m and a height of 0.3m. The surface of the mound shows a quantity of large flints. <3>
SY 58708643. Abbotsbury 20. Grinsell described this barrow as 15 paces in diameter and 2 feet in height. Flints in composition. <4>
A bowl barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <6> to the east of White Hill Plantation. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 15-APR-55.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 140.
- <6> SDO11642 Aerial Photograph: 06-DEC-2006. NMR SY 5886/4-8 (24499/42-6).
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450408.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5869 8644 (22m by 21m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 046
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 56
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450408
Record last edited
May 17 2023 10:28AM
