Monument record MDO2490 - Bowl barrow, Stinsford

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was recorded as being around 50 feet in diameter with a mound about 2 feet high.

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SY 70589437. Bowl barrow, 18 paces diameter and 2ft high. <1> A bowl barrow, 18.0m diameter and 0.4m high is situated at SY 70589433. <3> Bowl barrow (SY 70589437), 50ft diameter and 2ft high on a gentle south-east facing slope. <4> Ploughed out. <5> Thereis no indication of the mound, and the vague rise identifiable is as likely to represent a natural feature and to relate to the low parallel ridges aligned E-W which occur along the north-facing slope. Not recommended for scheduling. Ground photo with archive report. <6>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 06-OCT-54.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 02-DEC-54.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 257.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F3 JGB 12-NOV-80.
  • <6> Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Alternative Action Report. MPPA, 13-Apr-1999.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455053.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7058 9437 (point)
Map sheet SY79SW
Civil Parish Stinsford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 105 015
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SW 34
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455053
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Stinsford 15

Record last edited

Oct 27 2023 3:35PM

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