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Monument Number 451326

Hob Uid: 451326
Location :
Dorset
Chilcombe
Grid Ref : SY5284091670
Summary : Two round barrows, one with a sarsen on top of the mound, south of Chilcombe Hill
More information : TUMULUS:- Sarsen 5 ft long lying on top of this
tumulus [at A] (1)

Tumuli [OE] (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) [Similar
information] (4). (3-4)

A: SY 52849167 B: SY 52769158
A. A grass covered ditchless bowl barrow 16.0m in diametr, 1.8m
high on the S.W side, and 0.3m high on the NE. The mound is
flat on top, where a sarsen 1.6m x 1.0m x 0.4m is situated a
little off the centre of the mound.
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)

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Source details : OGS Crawford 17-3-50
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Source details : OS 6" 1930
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Source details : LV Grinsell 1934/1955 List of Dorset Barrows Mss
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Source details : F1 NVQ 06-MAY-55
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Monument Types:
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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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DO 286a
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DO 286b
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SY 59 SW 9
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Related Warden Records :
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1955-02-15
End Date : 1955-02-15
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1955-05-06
End Date : 1955-05-06