Monument record MDO1393 - Bowl barrow on Black Down, Littlebredy
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow with an outer ditch, recorded by the RCHM as an extant earthwork. It is also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs
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Full Description
Bowl barrow, 46ft diameter and 5ft high. <1-2>
SY 60478783. Bowl barrow, diameter 14.0m. by 12.5m., height 2.0m. Both barrows lie in arable but have not been ploughed; neither shows any visible evidence of a ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow with an outer ditch, recorded by the RCHM <1> as an extant earthwork measuring 14 metres in diameter and 1.5 metres high. It lies in arable but has not been ploughed, and there is no evidence of a ditch. It is also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <6> and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 39.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 117, 156.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 28-FEB-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 198.
- <6> SDO11858 Aerial Photograph: 21-4-1984. NMR OS/84038 394-5.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452333.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6047 8782 (24m by 24m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Littlebredy; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 012
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 23a
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452333
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Little Bredy 12
Record last edited
May 17 2023 12:36PM