Monument record MDO2270 - Bowl barrow north east of Looke Farm, Puncknowle
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Summary
A bowl barrow visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs. In 1952 this monument was reported as being around 25 feet in diameter with a mound about
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Full Description
(SY 55178889) "Large conspicuous unopened tumulus". <1>
Bowl barrow: diameteer 18 paces, height 3ft. <2>
Diameter 25ft, height 2 1/2ft. <3>
(SY 55228891). A bowl barrow, grass covered and with no visible ditch. diameter 9.0m, height 0.7m. <4>
SY 55208891. Puncknowle 4. Bowl barrow listed, details as Authy 2. <5>
The site of a bowl barrow on the top of a hill 400 metres north east of Look Farm. The barrow has a mound, previously recorded as being 10 metres in diameter, and 0.8 metres high, surrounded by a quarry ditch. This has become infilled over the years but survives as a buried feature 2 metres wide. The site is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <7-8> and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX7265 Map: Crawford, O G S. Annotated record map 6 inch. 6 inch to 1 mile.
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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). 191.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 07-04-1955.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <6> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1967.
- <7> SDO11468 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4288-9.
- <8> SDO11676 Aerial Photograph: 20-JUL-1989. NMR OS/89389 108-9.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450249.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5522 8891 (17m by 16m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Puncknowle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 095 009
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 2
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450249
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Puncknowle 9
Record last edited
Apr 11 2023 5:05PM
