Monument record MDO5711 - Bell barrow on Cannon Hill, Colehill
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Summary
A Bronze Age bell barrow situated in heathland near the crest of a hill. In 1972 this barrow was described as being a mound about 75 feet in diameter and 9 feet high, encircled by a flat area (berm) 8 feet wide and a ditch around 7 feet wide. The barrow is visible on current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Published surveys (25" 1900) revised. <1>
There are six barrows in the parish; one of them, either (7), (8) or (9), was excavated by J.H. Austen in 1845 with no resulting finds (C.T.D. Pt 2 No.32). … (9) Bell (04610094), 300 yds. E.S.E. of (8) lies on lower ground and is much overgrown; diameter of mound 75 ft, height 9 ft. A berm up to 8ft. wide is surrounded by a ditch 7ft. wide and 1 ft. deep. <3>
'C'. SU 04610094. Bell (?) barrow, overall diameter 34.0 metres, height 2.6 metres, with a ditch 2.5 metres wide and 0.4 metres deep. There is now no visible evidence of a berm. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
The barrow is visible on current Lidar imagery <5> as a sub-circular mound around 27m in diameter and with the suggestion of a ditch up to 2.6m wide on its east side. The feature is under trees on current Google Earth imagery and its condition is not known.
It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 1962-07-16.
- <2> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1974.
- <3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 4.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 1981-06-10.
- <5> SDO15306 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 50cm.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213202.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0462 0094 (point) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU00SW |
| Civil Parish | Colehill; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument SM29557
- Scheduled Monument SM29557: Three bowl barrows on Cannon Hill
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 009 065
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 SW 17 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213202
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Colehill 9
Record last edited
May 11 2023 2:56PM