Monument record MDO45087 - Bowl barrow north of Emmanuel Cross, Netherbury

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Summary

A Bronze Age round barrow recorded by Norman Field around 1960. The barrow was described as a mound around 12 paces in diameter and about six feet high.

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Full Description

A barrow in Netherebury parish, omitted from 'Dorset Barrows' has been reported by N H Field. It is situated north of Emmanuel Cross, at SY 458991. <1>


Grinsell, L V, 1982, Dorset Barrows Supplement, 46 (Monograph). SWX1703.

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1972, Witchcraft at barrows and other prehistoric sites. Antiquity, 46 (181), 58-59 (Article in serial). SDO19055.

'There is a barrow in Netherbury parish which was omitted from Dorset Barrows (Grinsell, 1959) but has since been tracked down by N. H. Field (pers. comm., the site is north of Emmanuel Cross at SY 458991).'

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 449997 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 46.
  • <1>XY Article in serial: Grinsell, L V. 1972. Witchcraft at barrows and other prehistoric sites. Antiquity, 46 (181), 58-59. [Mapped feature: #634523 ]
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 449997.

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Location

Grid reference SY 458 991 (point)
Map sheet SY49NE
Civil Parish Netherbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 080 044
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 NE 33
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 449997

Record last edited

Nov 26 2024 10:21AM

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