Monument record MDO846 - Bowl barrow on Lyscombe Hill, Cheselbourne

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Summary

One of two bowl barrows very close together, and possibly within the same enclosing ditch. This barrow was recorded in 1970 as being around 36 feet in diameter with a mound about five feet high. There is a hole dug into the centre of the mound, probably caused by antiquarian investigation.

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Full Description

This and adjacent barrow may be twins in the same oval ditch. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 100.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 79.

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Location

Grid reference ST 7347 0273 (point)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Cheselbourne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 031 038
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 SW 10
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cheselbourne 38

Record last edited

Apr 6 2021 2:17PM

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