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Monument Number 456818
Hob Uid: 456818
Location : Dorset Corfe Castle
Grid Ref : SY9638082370
Summary : A Bronze Age bowl barrow on East Hill, extant as an earthwork mound 11 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres high. There is no trace of a surrounding ditch.
More information : (SY 96388237) Tumulus (NR) (1) Small bowl barrow. (2) This tumulus has a diameter of 11.0m. and a height of 0.6m. with no surrounding ditch. It is somewhat spread and is surmounted by numerous small stones. Bowl barrow. Not a cairn. (3) SY 96378237. Bowl barrow, 40ft diameter and 2ft high on spine of East Hill. Probably ploughed. (4)

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Source details : OS 6" 1929
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Source details : F1 FDC 24-OCT-51
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Source details : Grinsell, LV. Dorset Barrows.
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Source details : F2 JR 16-JUL-52
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Source details : No 200
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Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SY 98 SE 26
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1951-10-24
End Date : 1951-10-24

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1952-07-16
End Date : 1952-07-16

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 456818