Monument record MDO118 - Bowl barrow on Eggardon, Askerswell
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow lying inside the Iron Age hillfort on Eggardon. In 1952 this monument was reported as being around 42 feet in diameter with a mound about 4½ feet high. The mound is damaged, having been excavated by George Rybot 1963-66. He found the remains of at least five Deverel-Rimbury urns and one collared urn; one of these contained cremated bone, and is presumably the remains of a cremation burial.
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Full Description
TUMULUS. Dug-Trench from. W. to E. (2)
A bowl barrow with a hollow in the centre. Diameter 14 paces, height 3ft. <2-4>
A grass covered bowl barrow; diameter 14.0m., height 1.5m., with unsurveyable traces of a surrounding ditch. The barrow has been dug into on top.
The barrow was sectioned in 1965 by G Rybot. A small flint cairn was capped by soil, probably to a height of 6-7 feet. No ditch was found. Three Kg of pottery from six newels were recovered showing the barrow to the Middle Bronze Age, and included the Westernmost known Tyre Iia globular Deverel-Rimbury urn. <5>
Grinsell recorded this barrow as 14 paces in diameter and 3 feet in height, with a hollow in the centre. <6>
Enclosed small flint cairn (disturbed) sherds of at least 5 Deverel-Rimbury urns and of one collared urn (possibly in soil gathered for mound which had no quarry ditch) at least one urn contained cremated bones. <7>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow lying inside Eggardon Hillfort. The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. <8>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 13.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 15-FEB-55.
- <5> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 20-MAY-55.
- <6> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 87.
- <7> SDO78 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1980. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1978. 100. 56-60.
- <8> SDO11409 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4153-4.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451401.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5405 9461 (18m by 17m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59SW |
| Civil Parish | Askerswell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 004 026
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 451401
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 22
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451401
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Askerswell 12
Record last edited
Aug 16 2023 3:04PM
