Monument record MDO28086 - Round barrow in Watchmoor Wood, St Leonards and St Ives
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One of a pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows in Watchmoor Wood. It measures 13 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres high. <1>
A round barrow recorded as being around 20 metres in diameter. Partly disturbed by tree planting. The barrow is clearly visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery <2> and was plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. The surviving mound is 11m across and located at SU 13067 05433.
<1> DCMS, 1999, Scheduled Monument Notification 1999, 14-Jul-99 (Scheduling record). SDO17351.
<2> Environment Agency, XX-XXX-2015, Environment Agency DTM Lidar 50cm (Aerial Photograph). SDO15306.
<3> National Record of the Historic Environment (Digital archive). SDO14739.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 1306 0543 (16m by 15m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU10NW |
| Civil Parish | St Leonards and St Ives; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 10 NW 34
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1245281
Record last edited
Sep 27 2024 4:39PM
