Monument record MDO40570 - Possible Bronze Age barrow, Holfleet Cottage, Burton
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Summary
An irregular ring ditch to the southwest of Holfleet Cottage,Winkton, is visible as a cropmark on 1940s aerial photographs. The feature is considered to be a possible Bronze Age barrow. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Full Description
A ring ditch to the south of Holfleet Cottage,Winkton, is visible as a cropmark on 2006 aerial photographs (1 and 2).
The ring ditch is around 26m in diameter with an outer 1.8m wide ditch. It is considered most likely that the feature is a funerary barrow of probable Bronze Age origin.
The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
<1> Royal Air Force, 12-DEC-46, RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3222-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15856.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO15856 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3222-3.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1660 9608 (point) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19NE |
| Civil Parish | Burton; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Apr 5 2018 2:57PM
