Monument record MDO1150 - Bown barrow, Long Bottom, Frampton

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Site of a ploughed out Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is one ofa group of five possible barrows located in this vicinity (MDO1150-54). {1-3}

On the spur on the E. side of West Hill Bottom. Barrow has been much disturbed, is about 40ft. in diam and 2.5ft. high. {4}


<1> 1972, DCC 212/0035 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11171.

<2> 10-JAN-2007, NMR SY 6093/11-13 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11170.

<3> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4239-41 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11169.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 116 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(13) BARROW AND MOUNDS, on a spur on the E. side of West Hill Bottom and 1¾ m. S.W. of the church. (a), a barrow, is about 40 ft. in diam. and 2½ ft. high, it has been much disturbed;'

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 1972. DCC 212/0035.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: 10-JAN-2007. NMR SY 6093/11-13.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4239-41.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 116.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6088 9296 (21m by 21m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Frampton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 046 013 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 453677
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 29
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Frampton 13a

Record last edited

Nov 2 2024 8:35AM

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