Monument record MDO49583 - Undated mounds, Bowdens Hill, Melcombe Horsey

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Summary

A scatter of 26 small round mounds are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on Bowdens Hill. They are between 2m and 5m across and of uncertain date and function. The features were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Full Description

A scatter of 26 small round mounds are visible as earthworks on lidar imagery on Bowdens Hill. They are between 2m and 5m across and of uncertain date and function. The features were digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. (Environment Agency 2021)


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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 7411 0212 (point)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Melcombe Horsey; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 24 2025 5:50PM

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