Monument record MDO2053 - Bowl barrow, Broom Barrow Hill, Portesham

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Summary

Bronze Age bowl barrow near the summit of Broom Barrow Hill.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SY 59758645. Bowl barrow ? near the summit of Broom Barrow Hill. Only a much disturbed cairn, 20ft in diameter
remains. <1>


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 450 (Monograph). SDO150.

<2> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey (Index). SDO12304.

No visible trace in a regularly ploughed field. 7/7/E

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<4> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450418 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 450.
  • <2> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450418.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference SY 5975 8645 (point)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 045
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 62
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450418
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Portesham 45

Record last edited

Apr 28 2023 4:09PM

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