Monument record MDO7426 - Bronze Age round barrow, Challow Hill, Corfe Castle
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Summary
A Bronze Age round barrow is visible as an earthwork on Lidar imagery of Challow Hill, Corfe Castle.
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Full Description
Small bowl barrow. <2>
This tumulus has a diameter of 11.0m. and a height of 0.6m. with no surrounding ditch. It is somewhat spread and is surmounted by numerous small stones. Bowl barrow. Not a cairn. <3>
SY 96378237. Bowl barrow, 40ft diameter and 2ft high on spine of East Hill. Probably ploughed. <5>
A Bronze Age round barrow, approximately 10.4m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on Lidar imagery of Challow Hill, Corfe Castle <7>. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1929.
- <2> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 24-OCT-51.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F2 JR 16-JUL-52.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <5> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 443.
- <6> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 47.
- <7> SDO13637 Aerial Photograph: Geomatics. 2011. Lidar DTM.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456818.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 9637 8237 (14m by 14m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Castle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 200
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 456818
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SE 26
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456818
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Corfe Castle 200
Record last edited
Mar 16 2023 7:47PM
