Monument record MDO1740 - Bowl barrow, Nether Cerne
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Full Description
A, SY 67739808. B, SY 67739815. C, SY 67649812. D, SY 67689815. E, SY 67709804. A, B and E are three grass covered bowl barrows. Diameters range from 8.0 to 15.0m and heights from 0.2 to 0.4m. A, has a slight ditch on the east and E, has a ditch 1.0m wide, 0.1m deep. The centres of B, and E, are slightly mutilated exposing flints.
C and D are two probable bowl barrows wich have been completely gutted and now appear as slight depressions with only the perimeters of the original mounds remaining and a quantity of large flints are exposed in the interiors. Each would have had a diameter of 13.0m; C. 0.6m high, is completely destroyed on the west side, D, 0.4m high, only the east half remains. See air photo CPE/UK/2475/3123. (1)
All these barrows have been severely mutilated - probably by excavation. (2)
All ploughed out but currently visible as cropmarks. (4)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 03-FEB-55.
- <1.1> SDO20432 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3123.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F2 JR 01-MAR-55.
- <3> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1975.
- <4> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F3 NJA 11-DEC-80.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452899.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6770 9804 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Nether Cerne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 078 007 E
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 20E
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452899
Record last edited
Jan 7 2024 7:46AM
