Monument record MDO5051 - Bowl barrow, one of the Hyde Hill Plantation Group, Tarrant Launceston
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, known as barrow "B" of the Hyde Hill Plantation cemetery group. It was described by RCHME as a mound 40 feet in diameter and 2.5 feet high, with traces of a surrounding ditch.
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Full Description
The Bronze Age bowl barrow referred to as barrow "B" within the Hyde Hill Plantation cemetery group (ST 91 SE 61 / UID: 210105) is visible as a slight earthwork on aerial photographs. The round barrow comprises a circular mound which measures 16m in diameter.
Other round barrows in the cemetery are recorded as ST 91 SE 194 to 204, 233, 234, 236 and ST 91 SW 116. <3>
This barrow was formerly recorded as part of ST 91 SE 61.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 106-7.
- <2> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. p51.
- <3> SDO18378 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 24-APR-1988. NMR OS/88055 188-189. NMR OS/88055 188-189 24-APR-1988.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1306180.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9511 1043 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Launceston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument SM 33553
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 060 024
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 193
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 61b
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1306180
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Hyde Hill Plantation Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Launceston 24
Record last edited
Jan 26 2023 4:54PM