Monument record MDO1211 - Bowl barrow, Godmanstone
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(Listed under bowl barrow) Cairn. Diameter 12 paces, height 3.5ft. <2>
A bowl barrow largely composed of flints. Quarried on the west side. <3>
A bush and grass covered bowl barrow 10.0m diameter 1.3m high on the east. Mutilated on the top and in the west exposing large flints. No trace of a ditch. <4>
Best refers to the above bowl barrow and adds "I have always suspected that another, much robbed and eroded stands close to the `Driftway' (see SY 69 NE 44) about a furlong NNW of the first" (From the description, this second barrow would be situated at circa
SY 655976 - Nothing visible on RAF air photographs). <6>
SY 65609750. Bowl barrow description and measurements of authority 4 confirmed. There are no extant remains of a second barrow (see
Authority 5). Revised at 1-2500 on MSD. <7>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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). 121.
- <4> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 03-FEB-55.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 110.
- <6> SDO20431 Serial: 1968. Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries 28. 28. 294.
- <7> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 26-JAN-81.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452875.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6559 9751 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Godmanstone; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 050 006
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 13
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452875
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Godmanstone 6
Record last edited
Jan 7 2024 7:24AM