Monument record MDO931 - Bronze Age barrow, Compton Barn, Compton Valence

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as a low earthwork mound on aerial photographs. One of two barrows situated on the top of a ridge 360 metres south of Compton Barn.

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Two bowl barrows. Dimensions - supplied by RCHM - diameters, A & B, 17 and 20 paces, heights 1 and 2 1/2 ft. <2> Two mounds, probable bowl barrows. <3> Two bowl barrows, both under the plough, and ditchless. B. Diameter 26.0m.; height 0.6m., with a natural sinking immediately W. of the mound. <4> Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as a low earthwork mound on aerial photographs. <6>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 105.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 21-JAN-55.
  • <5> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 102.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4146-7.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451005.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1327481.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5822 9323 (23m by 21m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY59SE
Civil Parish Compton Valence; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 038 004 B
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 113
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 20A
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1327481
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451005
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Compton Valence 4

Record last edited

Jan 6 2024 7:26AM

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