Monument record MDO669 - Bowl barrow on Norden Hill, Cattistock

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Summary

A faint rise, possibly a round barrow, under grass on land which appears to be occasionally ploughed.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

At 'C' - SY 59799929 is a bowl barrow with heavy flint content measuring 16.0m diameter by 0.8m high. <1>

The area is now under pasture. ... 'C' is now 9.8m in diameter and 0.3m. high with a lynchet on its west side ... Both 'C' and 'D' appear to be barrows. Revised at 1:2500 on MSD. <3>


<1> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 07-JAN-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map, 1972 (Map). SDO18020.

(C: SY 59799928) & D: SY 59749929) Tumuli (NR)

<3> Attrill, N J, Field Investigators Comments NJA, F2 NJA 26-FEB-81 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.

<4> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey (Index). SDO12304.

A faint rise in pasture which appears to be occasionally ploughed. Sheep grazing when visited. 7/4/D

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453073 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 07-JAN-55.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map. 25 inch. 1972.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 26-FEB-81.
  • <4> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453073.

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Location

Grid reference SY 5979 9928 (point)
Map sheet SY59NE
Civil Parish Cattistock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 025 015 C
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NW 12 C
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453073

Record last edited

Oct 30 2023 10:34AM

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