Monument record MDO6110 - Round barrow in Monks Arundel Coppice, Sixpenny Handley

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Summary

A mound marked as a barrow on early Ordnance Survey maps. Ordnance Survey field investigation suggests that it is more likely to represent upcast from Pitt Rivers' nearby excavation of a corn drying kiln.

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Full Description

A shapeless mound 4.0m in diameter by 0.3m high. It is probably nothing more than upcast from the excavation of the corn-drying furnace to the N. <2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map. 25 inch. 1901.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209833.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9643 1817 (point)
Map sheet ST91NE
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 020 061
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 NE 64
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209833

Record last edited

Aug 30 2022 12:29PM

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