Monument record MDO1301 - Bowl Barrow, Kingston Russell

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Summary

A mound interpreted as a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1952 this mound was reported as being around 35 feet in diameter and 3½ feet high.

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Two bowl barrows. A and B. Diameter 12 and 10 paces, heights 4 and 3 ft respectively. <2> The northernmost of the two mounds, 35 feet in diameter and 3.5 feet high. <3> A. A grass covered bowl barrow, rather spread to the NE, with traces of a ditch on the S and W. Diameter of the mound 15.0m, height 1.7m. These barrows are situated at the lowest point in the vicinity. <4>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 129.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. F1 NVQ 30-DEC-54.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 19.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451225.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5152 9109 (13499m by 215m) (42 map features)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Kingston Russell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 058 008 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 62 A
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451225
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Kingston Russell 8

Record last edited

Dec 23 2023 7:37AM

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