Monument record MDO46461 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, Furze Hill, Morden
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Summary
A probable Bronze Age bowl barrow on Furze Hill, Morden, is visible as a ring ditch cropmark and earthworks on aerial photographs and current Environment Agency Lidar imagery. The feature is situated within a larger barrow group and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
A ring ditch is visible as cropmarks on air photographs taken July 25th 2001. Circa 21 metres in diameter, it lies at the eastern end of a dispersed groups of barrows and ring ditches. <1>
A probable Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as a ring ditch cropmark and earthworks on aerial photographs and current Environment Agency Lidar imagery <2-4>. The feature comprises a 17m in diameter mound, visible on a 1940s aerial photograph and lidar imagery <2, 4> and an outer ditch of approximately 1.2m width, visible as a cropmark ring ditch <3>. It is situated within a larger barrow group and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO20069 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 25-JUL-2001. NMR 21352/11 SY 9198/1.
- <2> SDO19918 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2134.
- <3> SDO19919 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 25-JUL-2001. NMR 21352/14.
- <4> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1382979.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 9190 9801 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NW |
| Civil Parish | Morden; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NW 77
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1382979
Record last edited
Sep 8 2023 11:36AM