Monument record MDO1384 - Bowl barrow, Littlebredy
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two bowl barrows on arable ground. 'A' - Diameter 28 paces, height 5ft. 'B' - Diameter 30 paces, height 4ft. <3>
Three bowl barrows (part of a large group - see also SY 59 SE 67) north of Littlebredy church (see illust). … 'C' - Littlebredy 9i. Diameter 47 ft, height 41/2 ft. <4>
Two bowl barrows under the plough, with no visible ditches. Barrow 'A' is very flinty on top but otherwise both 'A' and 'B' are similar with diameters of 28.0m and heights of 1.7m. <5>
Three bowl barrows listed on arable.
'A' - SY 58838990 Littlebredy 14.
'B' - SY 58878986 Littlebrady 13. Both as Authy 2.
'C' - SY 58868995 Littlebredy 12. Diameter 16 paces, height 11/2 ft. (This is probably barrow Littlebredy 9i, although the NGR and height are different). <6>
SY 589898. Group of round barrows south of Winterbourne Poor Lot. Scheduled. <8>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow lying at SY5882489938. The barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs <10> and is 14m across. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1891.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <3> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <4> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 39.
- <5> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 28-MAR-55.
- <6> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 117.
- <7> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1967.
- <8> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 65.
- <9> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 114.
- <10> SDO11139 Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053/002-3.
- <11> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <12> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450342.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5883 8993 (46m by 23m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Littlebredy; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 330C
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 009 I
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 33
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450342
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Little Bredy 9i
Record last edited
May 17 2023 11:44AM