Monument record MDO46196 - Mound, Abbotsbury

(SY 59568351) "Low mound, diam 8 paces ? Tumulus". <1>

A barrow 1 1/2 miled SE of Abbotsbury church. Diameter 27ft; height 3/4 ft. (Not listed by L V Grinsell, Dorset Barrows Mss 1934-55). <2>

SY 59558363. A grass covered earthy mound situated in a valley and rather marshy ground. There is no visible ditch, and the mound has a diameter of 8.0m, and a height of 0.3m. Possibly a barrow, but its position is unusual and the close proximity of a farm track to the mound makes positive identification difficult, for it could easily be an agricultural dump. <3>

Site topograhicaly unsuitable for a tumulus. Requires excavation prior to classification. <4>

<1> Crawford, O G S, Annotated record map 6 inch, 22.4.24 (Map). SWX7265.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 11 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(35) Barrow, 1½m. S.E. of the church, is 27ft. in diam. and ¾ ft. high.'

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 15-APR-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F2 FDC 21-APR-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450564 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 27 2023 9:51AM