Monument record MDO46490 - Bronze Age round barrow, Bloxworth

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Summary

The probable site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 2007 and earthwork on lidar imagery. It comprises a subcircular ring ditch with internal mound, 17m across, and forms part of a larger group of barrows described in records MDO7200-08. It was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.

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The probable site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 2007 and earthworks on lidar imagery <1-2>. It comprises a subcircular ring ditch with internal mound, 17m across, and forms part of a larger group of barrows described in records MDO7200-08. It was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.


<1> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.

<2> National Monuments Record, 06-JUN-2007, NMR 24629/48 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19895.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-JUN-2007. NMR 24629/48.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8767 9628 (point)
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Bloxworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 20 2025 2:45PM

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