Monument record MDO31827 - Bronze Age barrow overlooking St Oswald's Bay, Newlands Cottages, West Lulworth
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The site of a plough-levelled Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs in the field to the north-east of Newlands Cottages. The features comprises an outer ring-ditch 31m across enclosing an inner mound and possible central pit (1-2). A smaller internal ring ditch is visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 2008 (3). The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
<1> Royal Air Force, 07-FEB-1945, RAF 106G/LA119 1050-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13749.
<2> Royal Air Force, 18-FEB-1970, RAF 58/0254 0004-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13743.
<3> National Monuments Record, 08-SEP-2008, SY 8181/2-7 NMR 26097/6-11 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13764.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 81402 81263 (44m by 40m) (8 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88SW |
| Civil Parish | West Lulworth; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Oct 13 2014 9:05AM
