Monument record MDO5713 - Possible bowl barrow on Cannon Hill, Hampreston

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Summary

A mound interpreted as a possible bowl barrow. In 1988 the mound was reported as being around 28 metres in diameter and 1 metre high.

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<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1989, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988, 142 (Serial). SDO88.

'Mound, possible barrow: Colehill. SU 03800122. The site is on the 61 m contour, on the northern edge of Cannon Hill. The mound is approximately 1 m high and 28 m in circumference. The site is situated in a Forestry Commission plantation.'

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  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1989. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988. 110. 142.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0380 0122 (point)
Map sheet SU00SW
Civil Parish Ferndown Town; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 009 067

Record last edited

Oct 30 2020 12:55PM

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