Monument record MDO1265 - Round barrow near Gorwell Farm, Kingston Russell
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Summary
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Bowl barrow, diameter 13 paces, height 1ft. <2>
A mound, possibly the remains of a barrow. <3>
A grass covered, ditchless, but very spread bowl barrow. Diameter 16.0m, height 0.3m. <4>
SY 5778790. Kingston Russell 15.. Bowl barrow listed, details as Authy 2. <5>
Bowl barrow with a mound 15m in diameter up to 0.5m in height and composed of eart and chalk. Surrounded by a ditch from which material was quarried during construction of the mound. Ditch is no longer visible but will survive as a buried feature circa 2m wide. The barrow was first recorded in 1959 and is situated 75m to the north west of the Kingston Russell stone circle, with which it is intervisible. <7>
Not a barrow but probably a Late Bronze Age cremation cemetery. The cremations were covered by platforms of flints similar to those in pond-barrows.
The probable site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. <8>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 127.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 07-APR-55.
- <5> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 116.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 36.
- <7> SDO17381 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Monument Notification. 28-july-1995.
- <8> SDO11646 Aerial Photograph: 2002. DCC SY5787.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450273.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5776 8789 (25m by 24m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Kingston Russell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 058 005 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 11
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450273
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Kingston Russell 5
Record last edited
Apr 11 2023 3:34PM