Monument record MDO8020 - Possible Barrow, Godlingston Hill, Swanage
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Summary
Possible Round Barrow on Godlingston Hill. The possible Bronze Age barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 2005 and 2006.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Possible round barrow described by Grinsell as 27ft in diameter and 2ft high. (1)
RCHME says barrow is unlocated. (2)
The possible Bronze Age barrow described above in is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 2005 and 2006. The barrow measures 19 m in diameter and has a narrow surrounding ditch. (3) This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Large Bowl barrow. Opened by Austen: result uncertain. Another small barrow to the East (not shown on OS 6") (2)
This barrow has a diameter of 12.0m. and a height of 0.6m. It is no berm or ditch and is turf covered. It is mutilated by a small pit on top and by pits whih cut into the base in the North West and South West quadrant.
Bowl Barrow. (3)
'A' - SZ 01468120. Bowl barrow, 13 paces diameter and 3 1/2ft high opened by J H Austen and possibly previously by W.A. Miles; possibly primary cremation (?) found.
'A' SZ01468120. Bowl(?) barrow, formerly larger, now slightly oval in plan; average diameter 48ft and about 2ft high. Probably opened by Miles who found a primary cremation between two horizontal stones, and later by Austen who found nothing.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX2257 Map: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. Prov. Ed. 6 inch. 1926-38.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F2 JR 11-AUG-52.
- <3> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 25-OCT-52.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 133.
- <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. 453.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457540.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 0146 8120 (34m by 23m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08SW |
| Civil Parish | Swanage; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 1015375
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 020 108
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 6
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457540
Record last edited
Apr 17 2023 7:10PM