Monument record MDO1390 - Bowl barrow on White Hill, Littlebredy
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Summary
Bronze Age round barrow forming part of a wider group. Visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Five bowl barrows on arable land. D is large, 30 paces in diameter and 7 ft high. The other four barrows are from 12 to 19 paces in diameter, and from 6ins to 3 ft high. <2>
Bowl barrow, one of five, 90ft. In diam and 7ft. high. <3>
Five ditchless bowl barrows on arable land:-
A. Diameter 22.0m, height 1.0m.
B. Diameter 14.0m, height 0.4m.
C. Diameter 19.0m, height 0.5m.
D. Diameter 30.0m, height 2.0m.
E. Diameter 11.0m, height 0.4m.
Barrows D and E are at present wholly or partly grass covered; the others have recently been cleared of crops. <4>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow lying at SY5935189324. The barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs <6> and is 30m across with traces of an outer ditch. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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). 39.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 28-FEB-55.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 137.
- <6> SDO11656 Aerial Photograph: 20-JUL-1989. NMR OS/89389 113-4.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450345.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5935 8932 (37m by 36m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Littlebredy; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 010 D
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 34
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450345
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Little Bredy 10d
Record last edited
May 17 2023 12:29PM
