Monument record MDO144 - Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down, Batcombe
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Summary
A bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450 metres south west of the Friary of St Francis. The barrow mound, previously recorded by the Ordnance Survey as a shallow flinty mound 10 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high, is no longer visible. Surrounding the area of the mound is a quarry ditch from which material was excavated during its construction. This has become infilled over the years but survives as a buried fearure 2 metres wide.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A grass covered, flinty mound with no visible ditch. The mound has been dug out on top and flattened. It is 8.0m in diameter and 0.4m high. Probably a bowl barrow. <1-2>
Grinsell records this barrow as 8 paces in diameter and 1½ feet high. <3>
The area is regularly ploughed and only an amorphous unsurveyable rise remains at the position indicated. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO17015 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-47. RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1053-4.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 29-SEP-55.
- <3> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 33.
- <4> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 23-SEP-76.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 199143.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 6283 0402 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST60SW |
| Civil Parish | Batcombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 006 011
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SW 5
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 199143
Record last edited
Dec 23 2021 10:34AM
