Monument record MDO5711 - Bell barrow on Cannon Hill, Colehill

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Summary

A Bronze Age bell barrow situated in heathland near the crest of a hill. In 1972 this barrow was described as being a mound about 75 feet in diameter and 9 feet high, encircled by a flat area (berm) 8 feet wide and a ditch around 7 feet wide. The barrow is visible on current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Published surveys (25" 1900) revised. <1>

There are six barrows in the parish; one of them, either (7), (8) or (9), was excavated by J.H. Austen in 1845 with no resulting finds (C.T.D. Pt 2 No.32). … (9) Bell (04610094), 300 yds. E.S.E. of (8) lies on lower ground and is much overgrown; diameter of mound 75 ft, height 9 ft. A berm up to 8ft. wide is surrounded by a ditch 7ft. wide and 1 ft. deep. <3>

'C'. SU 04610094. Bell (?) barrow, overall diameter 34.0 metres, height 2.6 metres, with a ditch 2.5 metres wide and 0.4 metres deep. There is now no visible evidence of a berm. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>

The barrow is visible on current Lidar imagery <5> as a sub-circular mound around 27m in diameter and with the suggestion of a ditch up to 2.6m wide on its east side. The feature is under trees on current Google Earth imagery and its condition is not known.

It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.


<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 1962-07-16 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1974 (Map). SDO17396.

(Centred SU 04360104) Tumulus (NR) (three times)

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 4 (Monograph). SDO129.

‘(9) Bell (04620094), 300 yds. E.S.E. of (8), lies on lower ground and is much overgrown; diam. of mound 75 ft., ht. 9 ft. A berm up to 8 ft. wide is surrounded by a ditch 7 ft. wide and 1 ft. deep.’

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 1981-06-10 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> Environment Agency, XX-XXX-2015, Environment Agency DTM Lidar 50cm (Aerial Photograph). SDO15306.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 213202 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 1962-07-16.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1974.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 4.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 1981-06-10.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 50cm.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213202.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0462 0094 (point) (4 map features)
Map sheet SU00SW
Civil Parish Colehill; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 009 065
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 SW 17 C
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213202
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Colehill 9

Record last edited

Jan 22 2025 4:04PM

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