Monument record MDO1398 - Bowl barrow, Littlebredy
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Summary
One of a group of three bowl barrows situated on a chalk ridge of the South Dorset Downs. The barrows have mounds composed of earth, chalk and flint and a surrounded by infilled quarry ditches which survive as buried features.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Three bowl barrows, diameters of 'A' 'B' and 'C' 9, 5 and 7 paces respectively with heights of 1ft. 'A' has a hollow in the top. <2>
Bowl barrow, one of three, 21ft. in diam and 0.75ft. high. Listed as especially worthy of preservation. <3>
Three ditchless grass covered bowl barrows, A, B and C, with respective diameters 9.0m, 7.0m and 7.0m, and from 0.3m to 0.4m high. <4>
'C' - SY 58928801. Littlebredy 22. <5>
SY 588882. Three round barrows west of Little Bredy Farm. Scheduled. <6>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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 SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various.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-MAR-55.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 117.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2.
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 56.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450333.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 5892 8800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Littlebredy; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 014 C
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 30
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450333
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Little Bredy 14c
Record last edited
May 17 2023 1:11PM
