Monument record MDO25043 - BINCOMBE BARN - Bronze Age Barrow

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Summary

A 34m diameter curvilinear enclosure, comprising an external bank and internal ditch, and a fragment of a second outer bank, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs {1}. It is considered likely to be the remains of a Bronze Age barrow. The site was digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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Full Description

A 34m diameter curvilinear enclosure, comprising an external bank and internal ditch, and a fragment of a second outer bank, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs {1}. It is considered likely to be the remains of a Bronze Age barrow. The site was digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


31-MAR-1934, NMR SY6785/5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11848.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: 31-MAR-1934. NMR SY6785/5.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6758 8587 (57m by 47m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Bincombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 30 2012 8:36AM

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