Monument record MDO6091 - Bowl barrow in Barrow Coppice, Sixpenny Handley

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Summary

A bowl barrow excavated by Pitt-Rivers, who found a cremation near the centre. In 1975 the barrow was described as being a mound around 46 feet in diameter and 5 feet high, surrounded by a substantial ditch.

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Bowl barrow 46ft in diameter by 5ft high, surrounded by a substantial ditch. It was excavated by Pitt-Rivers, who found a cremation, probably primary, near the centre. <4> ST 96861793. A bowl barrow in Barrow Coppice. The barrow mound is composed of earth, flint and chalk and measures up to 15 metres in diameter and 1 metre high. Scheduled. <5>

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Pitt Rivers, A H L F. 1888. Excavations in Cranborne Chase. Volume 2: Excavations in Barrows Near Rushmore Excavations in Romano-British Village, Rotherley/ Excavations in Winkelbury Camp/ Excavations in British Barrows and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Winkelbury Hill. 3, 12-13, 44-5.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 113.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 72.
  • <5> Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Scheduling Amendment. 18-SEP-2001.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209786.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9687 1793 (point)
Map sheet ST91NE
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 020 042
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 NE 29
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209786
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sixpenny Handley 42

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Sep 3 2022 3:56PM

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