Monument record MDO910 - Bowl barrow on Chilcombe Hill, Chilcombe
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TUMULUS:- Sarsen 5 ft long lying on top of this tumulus [at A]. <2>
ll3. 'A' A bowl barrow, diameter 18 paces, height 3ft. The sarsen on the mound is 5ft long, 2 1/2 ft wide and 1ft thick.
'B' A bowl barrow, diameter 18 paces, height 4 ft. <3>
A: SY 52849167 B: SY 52769158 A. … B. A bowl barrow, grass covered and ditchless, situated at the top of a steep S. facing slope. The mound is 16.0m in diameter and 0.6m high on the N. side. There is a small hollow in the top of the barrow. <5>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow on the south end of Chilcombe Hill, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. <7-8>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1930 (Map). SWX1540.
Tumuli [OE]
<2> Crawford, O G S, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: O G S Crawford, 17-3-50 (Verbal communication). SWX8206.
<3> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.
<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 97-98 (Monograph). SDO97.
‘(3) HILL FORT, on top of Chilcombe Hill … Outside the enclosure to the S. are two further mounds, probably also the remains of barrows … (c) is 100 yards S.W. of (b) and about 38 ft. in diam. and 4 ft. high.’
<5> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 06-MAY-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
<6> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 100 (Monograph). SDO132.
<7> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3155-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11391.
<8> 06-DEC-2006, NMR SY5291/15-17 (24501/25-7) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11390.
<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451326 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1930.
- <2> SWX8206 Verbal communication: Crawford, O G S. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: O G S Crawford. 17-3-50.
- <3> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <4> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 97-98.
- <5> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 06-MAY-55.
- <6> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 100.
- <7> SDO11391 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3155-6.
- <8> SDO11390 Aerial Photograph: 06-DEC-2006. NMR SY5291/15-17 (24501/25-7).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451326.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5276 9159 (22m by 17m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59SW |
| Civil Parish | Chilcombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 035 004 C
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 9
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451326
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Chilcombe 3c
Record last edited
May 4 2023 11:59AM
