Monument record MDO43359 - Bowl Barrow, Cheselbourne

A small grass covered stony mound on the western lip of a steep sided valley. Probably a bowl barrow. The mound is 9.5 metres in diameter and 0.6m high. Two small adjacent mounds are visible at this location onLidar imagery, they may be the site of a large single mutilated barrow or two smaller conjoined barrow mounds. They were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

At ST 73070213 on a false crest situation, on the western lip of a steep sided valley, lies a small grass covered stony mound. It has a diameter of 9.5m and is 0.6m high; there is no visible ditch. Probably a bowl barrow. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD and AM. (Barrett 1978).

Two small adjacent mounds are visible at this location onLidar imagery, they may be the site of a large single mutilated barrow or two smaller conjoined barrow mounds. They were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. (Lidar 2021 (3)).

National Record of the Historic Environment, 202151 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Barrett, G, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments GB, F1 GB 24-NOV-78 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<3> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

Record last edited

Nov 11 2025 5:40PM