Monument record MDO4967 - Barrow in Hinton Bushes, Tarrant Hinton

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Summary

One of a small group of four round barrows situated on the south-east slopes of a chalk ridge. In 1972 this monument was reported as being around thirty feet in diameter with a mound about three feet high.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Four barrows lie between 360 ft and 380 ft above OD, on the SE slopes of a Chalk ridge at the S end of Hinton Bushes; (A-C) are in woodland, (D) has been levelled by cultivation. (A) Bowl (91651135); diam. 30 ft., ht. 3 ft. <2>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(Centred ST 917113) Tumuli (NR)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 101 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(36) BOWL (91651135); diam. 30ft., ht. 3ft.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 210181 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 101.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210181.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9165 1135 (9m by 9m)
Map sheet ST91SW
Civil Parish Tarrant Hinton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 058 036
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 210181
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SW 14a
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Hinton 36

Record last edited

Aug 26 2022 2:59PM

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