Monument record MDO5045 - Round barrow, Tarrant Launceston

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Summary

A damaged Bronze Age barrow, comprises of an oval mound, 50 feet by 35 feet across and 2 ½ feet high. The barrow is visible as a slightly elongated oval mound on 1940s aerial photographs and current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset MiddleStour AIM project.

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A damaged round barrow situated at ST 92730924, within the Romano-British (ST 90 NW 9), comprises an oval mound, 50 ft by 35 ft across by 2 1/2 ft high. <1> The barrow is visible as a slightly elongated oval mound on 1940s aerial photographs and current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset MiddleStour AIM project. <3-6>

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 106.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209411.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 23-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1944 RP 3316.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975 RS 4008.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2153.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9273 0924 (point)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Tarrant Launceston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • Scheduled Monument

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 060 018
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 59
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209411
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Launceston 18

Record last edited

Jan 26 2023 4:58PM

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