Monument record MDO46499 - Bronze Age round barrow, Bloxworth

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Summary

The potential site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the north of Morden Lane, Bloxworth. It comprises a subcircular mound, 20m across and is the larger of two mounds (the other recorded in MDO46500). The site was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.

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Full Description

The potential site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 to the north of Morden Lane, Bloxworth <1>. It comprises a subcircular mound, 20m across and is the larger of two mounds (the other recorded in MDO46500). The site was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.


<1> Royal Air Force, 05-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 4084 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19896.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 4084.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8872 9546 (point)
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Bloxworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1587120

Record last edited

Jul 4 2023 12:37PM

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