Monument record MDO2126 - Bell barrow, Eggardon Hill, Powerstock
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Summary
A Bronze Age bell barrow on Eggardon Hill, forming part of a barrow cemetery of at least eleven round barrows. The mound has a diameter of 12 metres and a height of 1.3 metres. The ditch is 2.5 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep, except on the east side. Only faint traces of a berm are visible. The top of the mound has been dug into.
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Full Description
A bell-barrow: A small example, with a hollow in the top of the mound. Diameter of mound 27 feet and height 2 1/2 feet. The berm is 8 1/2 feet wide and the ditch 7 feet wide and 6 inches deep. <1> <3-5>
One of a group of barrows which are grass covered, but on arable land, and have all been ploughed over in recent years.
Barrow G: This bell barrow shows only faint traces of a berm. The mound is 12 metres in diameter, and 1.3 metre high. There is a ditch 2.5 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep, except on the east side. The mound has been dug into on top. <7>
Listed as Powerstock 6b by Grinsell. <8>
A Bronze Age bell barrow on Eggardon Hill, forming part of a barrow cemetery. The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.{1-2}
One of three barrows South of the disc barrow. Bell barrow with an overall diam of 60ft., the centre has been much disturbed but the mound was approximately 23ft. In diam and 2.5ft. High. {3}
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1> SDO10094 Monograph: Warne, C. 1872. Ancient Dorset. 60.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <3> SDO32 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1929. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1928. 50. 119.
- <4> SDO19843 Article in serial: Piggott, S, and Piggot, C M. 1939. 'Stone and Earth Circles in Dorset', Antiquity Volume 13 Issue 50, 138-158.
- <5> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <6> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 185.
- <7> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 20-MAY-1955.
- <8> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 164.
- <9> SDO11419 Aerial Photograph: 08-MAY-1968. CUCAP (ARE48).
- <10> SDO11411 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2451 4152-3.
- <11> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <12> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 881774.
- <13> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1456641.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5463 9445 (16m by 18m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59SW |
| Civil Parish | Powerstock; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 091 029 I
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 23
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 87
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1456641
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Powerstock 29i
Record last edited
Aug 17 2023 12:04PM