Monument record MDO5498 - Bowl barrow north of Cranborne Farm, Cranborne

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow. Located just north of Cranborne Farm, the barrow lies on a gentle slope overlooking the Crane Valley. 65 feet in diameter and 2 feet high.

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(SU 04131480) Tumulus (NR). <2> SU 04131480 Bowl barrow, just north of Cranborne Farm, lies on a gentle slope overlooking the Crane valley; diameter 65 ft, height 2 ft. <3>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 103. [Mapped feature: #342884 ]
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 15.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213777.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0413 1480 (point)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Cranborne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 005 036
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 14
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213777
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cranborne 36

Record last edited

Oct 17 2022 12:15PM

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