Monument record MDO394 - Bowl barrow at Three Corners, Bradford Peverell

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Summary

Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a cropmarked ring ditch on aerial photographs, located 350m west of Three Corners. <3>


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 35-6 (Monograph). SDO97.

‘BARROWS and MOUNDS in Seven Barrow Plantation, about ¾ m. S.W. of the church, are twelve in number, much overgrown. … (j) bowl barrow, 25 yards N. of the N. end of (a), is 50 ft. in diam. and 5 ft. high;’

<3> 1972, DCC 212-0033 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11181.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 35-6.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: 1972. DCC 212-0033.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6407 9251 (40m by 39m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Bradford Peverell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 014 012 J
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 45
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bradford Peverell 12j

Record last edited

Dec 21 2016 12:09PM

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