Monument record MDO2131 - Bowl barrow on Powerstock Common, Powerstock
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Summary
A bowl barrow. In 1952 this monument was reported as being 49 feet in diameter and 4½ feet high.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bowl barrow on the eastern edge of Powerstock parish, 20 paces diameter and 6ft high (2) or 49ft diameter and 4 1/2ft high (3). (2-3)
A bracken covered bowl barrow, with no visible ditch. Diameter 15.0m, height 1.6m. (4)
SY 54089697. Bowl barrow smothered in bracken and brambles, dimensions as Authy 2. (5)
County Archaeologist Laurence Keen visited in 1983 and reported the dimensions of the barrow as recorded in <1> and that there was undisturbed grassland on and around the site. <6>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1890.
- <2> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 186.
- <3> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript. 1934/55.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. 10-MAY-55.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 128.
- <6> SDO16729 Unpublished document: Dorset County Council Archaeology Service. Field Investigators Comments Laurence Keen. 3-MAY-1983.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 5408 9696 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59NW |
| Civil Parish | Powerstock; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 091 030
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: SY 59 NW 20
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Powerstock 30
Record last edited
Oct 17 2023 1:27PM
