Monument record MDO24411 - Bowl Barrow, part of the West Hill Group, Bincombe

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Probable site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

The probable site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible on aerial photographs {1}. The low earthwork mound is 12m across and lies within the West Hill Group of scheduled monuments. It had not been previously identified prior being digitally mapped during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3284-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11747.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3284-5.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7043 8471 (20m by 19m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY78SW
Civil Parish Bincombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: West Hill Group

Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 12:12PM

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