Monument record MDO5741 - Bowl barrow, one of the High Lea Farm Group, Hinton Martell

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Summary

One of a loose cluster of at least ten round barrows visible as slight earthworks and crop marks on aerial photographs. In 1975 this monument was recorded as being around 110 feet in diameter with a mound about 2½ feet high. The barrow was digitally plotted from aerial photographs during the Dorset Stour NMP. Only the southern portion of the barrow is visible the northern edge cut by a modern farm track.

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A Bronze Age round barrow was digitally plotted from aerial photographs during the Dorset Stour NMP (3-5). It is one of at least ten barrows known as the High Lea Farm group. The barrow is 35m across but only the southern portion of the barrow is visible, the northern edge cut by a modern farm track.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 31.
  • <2> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 90 NE 10.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 11-JUL-1989. NMR 4527/15-17 (NMR SU0006/4-5).
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 24-JUL-1995. OS/95633 V 224-5.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0023 0640 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SU00NW
Civil Parish Hinton Martell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 010 026
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NE 10
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: High Lea Farm Barrow Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Hinton Martell 26

Record last edited

Feb 23 2018 2:32PM

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