Monument record MDO25180 - Fordington Field - Bronze Age Barrow
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The cropmarks of two possible barrows are visible on air photographs. Both are about 27.0 metres in diameter, one at approximately SY 67468942 and the other at SY 67508944. There is no trace of any mound on the ground, an area of arable. <1>
A 20m diameter barrow is visible as a cropmark mound with an internal pit on aerial photographs <2>. The site was digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Attrill, N J, Field Investigators Comments NJA, F1 NJA 13-JAN-81 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.
<1.1> Ordnance Survey, 05-JUL-1979, NMR OS/79/060 024-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12077.
<2> National Monuments Record, 12-APR-1983, NMR SY6789/72 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11828.
<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452236 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F1 NJA 13-JAN-81.
- <1.1> SDO12077 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 05-JUL-1979. NMR OS/79/060 024-5.
- <2> SDO11828 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 12-APR-1983. NMR SY6789/72.
- <3> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452236.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6746 8945 (25m by 26m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Monkton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 125
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452236
Record last edited
Dec 6 2023 7:55PM
