Monument record MDO1411 - Bowl barrow on Black Down, Littlebredy
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Summary
Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow, noted by field investigators as a plough-levelled mound and also visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs
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Full Description
An apparent flinty bowl barrow, measuring 10.0m diameter and 0.7m high with unsurveyable traces of a surrounding ditch situated on recently reclaimed land. <1>
`C` SY 60278748. The remains of a probable bowl-barrow consisting of a ploughed-spread flinty mound 6.0m. in diameter and 0.2m. high. There is no visible evidence of a ditch. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <3>
Also visible as a cropmarked mound on aerial photographs <5>, measuring approximately 8 metres in diameter and surrounded by a 1 meter wide outer ditch, except along the south-east part. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 25-MAR-55.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO11902 Unpublished document: Stone, J W. Field Investigators Comments JWS. F2 JWS 11-MAR-80.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 180.
- <5> SDO11904 Aerial Photograph: 20-7-1989. NMR OS/89389 152-3.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452328.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6028 8748 (19m by 18m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Littlebredy; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 022
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 22c
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452328
Record last edited
May 17 2023 1:45PM