Monument record MDO4462 - Round barrow south of Cayles Down Copse, Milton Abbas

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Summary

A mound interpreted as a probable Bronze Age round barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as around 50 feet in diameter with a mound about 1 foot high.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SY 81689952. A much spread, ditchless bowl barrow, 21.0m diameter and 0.6m high with several large nodules of flint exposed. <1> SY 81669955. Barrow (?), heavily ploughed, 50 ft diameter and circa 1 ft high. <2-3> Barrow under crops at time of visit, making inspection impossible. <4>

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 20-FEB-56.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 121.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 200.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 02-JUN-81.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455831.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8166 9953 (point)
Map sheet SY89NW
Civil Parish Milton Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 040 030
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 1
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455831
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Milton Abbas 30

Record last edited

Mar 19 2023 8:34AM

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