Monument record MDO5690 - Bowl barrow south west of the Belle Vue Barrow, Hampreston, Ferndown Town
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Summary
A bowl barrow reported as being around 75 feet in diameter with a mound around four feet high, and thickly overgrown. The barrow is visible on current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from this source by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The barrow is visible on current Lidar imagery (2).
The feature is poorly defined but appears to comprise an irregular elliptical mound approximately 20m by 17. There is no evidence on the available Lidar imagery of any outer ditch.
The feature was digitally plotted from current Lidar imagery by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 30.
- <2> SDO15442 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
- <3> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457801.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 0720 9853 (22m by 21m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NE |
| Civil Parish | Ferndown Town; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 009 044
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NE 41
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457801
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Hampreston 44
Record last edited
May 12 2022 12:46PM