Monument record MDO2217 - Robin's Barrow, Puddletown
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Summary
A bowl barrow. In 1970 this barrow was recorded as being 47 feet in diameter with a mound 4½ feet high. The barrow has been damaged by the insertion of a water tank.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Tumulus located and surveyed. <2>
SY 7241 9462. Robin's Barrow, a bowl barrow 14 paces diameter and 1ft high, apparently almost entirely removed for a water tank since 1939. <3>
SY 7241 9463. Robin's Barrow, a bowl barrow formerly 47ft diameter and 4 1/2 ft high, has been severely mutilated by the insertion of a water tank, and its outline is very irregular. <4>
SY 7241 9462. Robin's Barrow (name not confirmed); a low mound of stones 16.0m, in diameter and 0.2m high. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <5>
No remains observable in 1985. <6>
The water tank has now been removed. The site is considered to be of low archaeological potential and is not recommended for scheduling. Ground photo with archive report. <7>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow. A small low earthwork mound is visible in the vicinity on aerial photographs taken in 1948. <8>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1930.
- <2> SDO19451 Verbal communication: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Large Scale/Small Scale Map Reviser's comments. LS 25" (W C Dinent, 20.5.58).
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 128.
- <4> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 231.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 12-NOV-80.
- <6> SDO85 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1986. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1985. 107. 156.
- <7> SDO18279 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Alternative Action Report. MPPA, 12-Apr-1999.
- <8> SDO10692 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4124-5.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454976.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7241 9462 (19m by 18m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SW |
| Civil Parish | Puddletown; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 094 047
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 454976
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SW 6
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Puddletown 47
Record last edited
Sep 28 2023 6:35AM
