Monument record MDO45919 - Round barrow, Bloxworth Down

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Summary

A probable Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of Bloxworth Down taken in 2011.

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Full Description

A probable Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs on Bloxworth Down, centred at approximately SY 87979 96167. The barrow is visible as a narrow ditch. It is located to the east of a barrow cemetery and may have been associated with it. This feature was recorded from EH Reconnaissance aerial photographs of 2011. <1>

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  • <1> Verbal communication: Truscoe, Krystyna. RCHME/EH/HE Aerial photograph interpreter's comments.
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: 03-OCT-2011. NMR 27312_002-006.
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1587120. [Mapped feature: #635493 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 87979 96167 (point)
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Bloxworth; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 60
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1587120

Record last edited

Mar 15 2023 7:53PM

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