Monument record MDO6160 - Mound, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

A mound described in 1954 as being around 8 metres in diameter and about 0.3 metres high with a depression in the top, with no sign of a surrounding ditch. It was interpreted as a possible Bronze Age round barrow. It is said to have been the site of a World War II searchlight battery. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

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Grid reference SY 9366 9955 (point)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 021 057
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NW 7

Record last edited

Jan 7 2016 3:32PM

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