Monument record MDO7533 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, Corfe Castle
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow situated to the north of Coombe Bottom on a spur overlooking Coombe Bottom to the south. It has a mound 25 metres in diameter and about 0.5 metres high. The mound is surrounded by an infilled quarry ditch, which survives as a buried feature some 2 metres wide. It is the southernmost of a pair of bowl barrows (the other being MDO7410). It was visible as a very low earthwork on 2009 lidar imagery.
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Full Description
A Bronze Age bowl barrow situated on a spur overlooking Coombe Bottom to the south. It has a mound 25 metres in diameter and about 0.5 metres high. The mound is surrounded by an infilled quarry ditch, which survives as a buried feature some 2 metres wide. It is the southernmost of a pair (see SY 97 NE 11). Scheduled.
One of two mounds to the north of Coombe Bottom. This possible barrow is 25m across and was visible as a very low earthwork on lidar imagery <4>. The mound was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 709.
- <2> SDO17351 Scheduling record: DCMS. 1999. Scheduled Monument Notification 1999. 29-Oct-1999.
- <3> SWX2721 Scheduling record: DCMS. 2000. Scheduled Monument Notification 2000. 07-JUL-2000.
- <4> SDO12879 Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 25-FEB-2009. Lidar.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1300254.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 9684 7870 (33m by 33m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Castle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 279
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NE 147
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1300254
Record last edited
Mar 20 2023 3:03PM