Monument record MDO1423 - Bowl Barrow, Litton Cheney

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Summary

The site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A bowl barrow; diameter 20 paces, height 3ft. <2>

Similar information; it has been disturbed in the middle. <3>

A very flinty grass covered and ditchless bowl barrow; diameter 18.0m., height 0.6m. with a small central depression. <4>

The site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. <6-7>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 56619347) TUMULUS (OE)

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 137 (Monograph). SDO97.

Bowl barrow, 50ft. in diam and 3ft. high. It has been disturbed in the middle.

<4> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F2 NVQ 20-MAY-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<5> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 117 (Monograph). SDO132.

<6> 14-APR-1984, NMR OS/84029 179-80 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11083.

<7> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4149-50 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11079.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450947 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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). 137.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 20-MAY-55.
  • <5> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 117.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: 14-APR-1984. NMR OS/84029 179-80.
  • <7> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4149-50.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450947.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5661 9347 (24m by 23m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY59SE
Civil Parish Litton Cheney; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 064 013
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 8
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450947
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Litton Cheney 13

Record last edited

Oct 22 2024 2:50PM

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