Monument record MDO4983 - Round barrow, Tarrant Hinton

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Summary

A round barrow visible on air photographs and recorded as being around 48 feet in diameter.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A bowl barrow visible as a cropmark on air photographs. Part of a small group on Thickthorn Down, it is located a short distance north of the linear feature ST 91 SE 1. It appears to be identifiable with the barrow recorded by the Ordnance Survey as "A" in ST 91 SE 46, although there is some discrepancy in the grid reference. This barrow was originally recorded as part of ST 91 SE 46 'Three barrows lie at about 240 ft. above O.D. on the S.E. slope of the Chalk ridge of Thickthorn down. Now levelled by ploughing, they are visible as soil-marks on air photographs (C.U.A.P., ANC 26, 28) … (52) Barrow (96131299); diam. about 48 ft.' <1>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 101.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. p51.
  • <3> Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. 47, Area Plan 2.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1304622.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9613 1298 (14m by 14m)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Tarrant Hinton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 058 052
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 187
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 46a
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1304622
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Hinton 52

Record last edited

Jan 26 2023 5:00PM

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