Monument record MDO1523 - Bowl barrow, Long Bredy
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two bowl barrows: 'A' - diameter 20 paces, height 31/2 ft on arable. 'B' - diameter 20 paces, height 3ft. <2>
One of two barrows, 54ft. in diam and 2.5ft. high. <3>
'A' - Grass covered ditchless bowl barrow; diameter 29.0m, height 1.3m.
'B' - Ditchless bowl barrow, under the plough; diameter 24.0m, height 1.0m. <4>
'B' - SY 58678677. Long Bredy 17. <5>
SY 584868 - SY 587868. Two round barrows south of the Grey Mare and her Colts. Scheduled. <6>
Bronze Age bowl barrow, 14m across, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <8> and digitally plotted as part of the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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). 42.
- <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 SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various.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. 65.
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 49.
- <8> SDO11669 Aerial Photograph: 06-DEC-2006. NMR SY 5886/9-10 (24500/01-2).
- <9> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450330.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5867 8677 (24m by 23m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Long Bredy; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 066 016 B
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 29
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450330
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Long Bredy 16b
Record last edited
May 17 2023 2:05PM