Monument record MDO4534 - Bowl Barrow on Bell Hill, Okeford Fitzpaine

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Summary

A bowl barrow on the summit of Bell Hill. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 30 feet in diameter with a mound one foot high, and heavily ploughed. The centre of the mound has been dug into, presumably in the course of antiquarian investigation.

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Full Description

Round barrows :- (A) Bowl (80320872), lies on the almost flat summit of Bell Hill; its centre has been dug into and it has been heavily ploughed. Diam. 30 ft. ht. 1 ft.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 207.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205563.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8032 0872 (point)
Map sheet ST80NW
Civil Parish Okeford Fitzpaine; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 042 045
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NW 15
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205563
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Okeford Fitzpaine 45

Record last edited

Mar 4 2022 3:17PM

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