Monument record MDO6104 - Barrow, Sixpenny Handley

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1972 this monument was reported as being around 34 feet in diameter with a mound 1½ feet high.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 114 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 72 (Monograph). SDO129.

'(55) Bowl (98341699); diam. 34 ft., ht. 1 1/2 ft.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1311271 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 114.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 72.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1311271.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9834 1699 (point)
Map sheet ST91NE
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 020 055
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 NE 104
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1311271

Record last edited

Sep 3 2022 12:56PM

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