Monument record MDO8423 - Row Barrow, Worth Matravers

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Summary

Barrow depicted on a map of 1775, at which the court leet met, and after which the Hundred of Row Barrow takes its name.

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SY 98958030. The Row Barrow Hundred was named after this barrow at which the court leet was held. Hutchins mentions it, but its location only became known recently from a map of 1775. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1989. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988. 110. 155.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 887284.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9895 8030 (point)
Map sheet SY98SE
Civil Parish Worth Matravers; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 028 069
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SE 78
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 887284

Record last edited

Apr 21 2023 4:29PM

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