Monument record MDO32412 - Round barrow north east of Manor Farm, Bradford Abbas

A possible Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks of a ring ditch on aerial photographs. It is defined by a relatively broad irregular ditch which encloses an area measuring 16m across. It is possible that it is the remains of a round house but the dimensions make this unlikely.

It is situated on a south-west facing slope at about 70m above OD, overlooking a dry valley which extends south towards the River Yeo. A linear feature appears to cross the ring ditch but it is not clear which feature is earlier (see NMR Monument record 1539506). <1-3>

The ring ditch is clearly visible as a crop mark in a number of oblique aerial photographs taken by HE from 2010, as well as in satellite images from the same year, and, more faintly, 2018; no extant earthworks are visible in LiDAR imagery. <6-10>

Historic England, Externally held archive: Bradford Abbas Roman Camp and Environs Air Photograph Interpretation (Digital archive). SDO17301.

<1> National Monuments Record, 28-JUN-2010, NMR ST 5814/11 (26650/20) (Aerial Photograph). SDO17298.

<2> National Monuments Record, 28-JUN-2010, NMR ST 5815/ 12-14 (26650/21-23) (Aerial Photograph). SDO17299.

<3> Next Perspectives, 01-JUL-2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: ST 5814 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17300.

<4> Winton, H and Grady, D, 2013, A Roman Camp at Bradford Abbas, Dorset. Aerial Investigation and Mapping (Unpublished document). SDO14940.

<5> Historic England, National Record of the Historic Environment, 1539392 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<6> Grady, D, 2010, 26650_16 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21956.

<7> Grady, D, 2013, 27753_024 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21957.

<8> Google Earth, 2010, Google Earth 2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16568.

<9> Google Earth, 2018, Google Earth 2018 (Aerial Photograph). SDO16663.

<10> Environment Agency, 2022, LiDAR Composite Viewer - Digital Terrain Model 1m (Aerial Photograph). SDO21777.

Record last edited

Aug 28 2026 9:12AM