Monument record MDO1473 - Burial on Boarsbarrow Hill, Loders

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Summary

Human bones were found in 1930 when a tree was uprooted. This find may indicate the location of a Bronze Age round barrow.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

'… partly obscured by vegetation. It appeared to be a low mound, c. 8m in diameter, prbably somewhat less than 1m high. There was no obvious disturbance. The position seems to match that in the O.S. and S.M.R., i.e. on the south-west part of the hilltop.' (3)


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West) (Monograph). SDO97.

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1982, Dorset Barrows Supplement, 44 (Monograph). SWX1703.

‘LODERS | 2 | Boarsbarrow Hill | SY492939 approx. | [Diameter in paces] | [Height in feet] | OS Arch. 28 Feb. 1955: in 1930 human bones are said to have been found when a tree was uprooted. Site of a barrow? RCHM I, 141.’

<3> Wallis, S, 1994, Report on a site visit to Boarsbarrow Hill, Loders (Unpublished document). SDO12401.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West).
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 44.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wallis, S. 1994. Report on a site visit to Boarsbarrow Hill, Loders.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference SY 492 938 (point)
Map sheet SY49SE
Civil Parish Loders; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 065 026
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Loders 26

Record last edited

Jan 14 2014 4:08PM

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