Monument record MDO2493 - Higher Kingston Farm: barrow
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. In 1970 this monument was recorded as being around 39 feet in diameter with a mound 2 feet high, with traces of a ditch around it.
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Full Description
SY 7182 9296. A bowl barrow 13 paces in diameter and 2ft high noted by the RCHM. <1>
SY 7185 9295. A circular grass covered mound without a ditch and situated on a hilltop. Diameter 12.0 metres, height 0.6 metres. It looks like a barrow and probably is one, though some doubt is cast by a tennis court like platform cut out of and partly built up on the hillside, 15.0 metres to the west. There is no obvious spoil heap and it is estimated that the soil from the cut away portion is not entirely absorbed in the built up portion. Enquiries concerning this platform produced negative results. <2>
Tumulus located and surveyed. <3>
SY 7186 9295 Barrow?, 39ft diameter and 2ft high situated east-north-east of Higher Kingston Farm, on the crest of a spur facing south. Aerial photographs suggests traces of a ditch but it is not visible on the ground. <5>
This mound has now been ploughed out. The owner of the land, Mr Holland of Higher Kingston Farm, thought it a spoil heap from the construction of a tennis court nearby. <6>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. <7-8>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 26-AUG-54.
- <3> SDO19451 Verbal communication: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Large Scale/Small Scale Map Reviser's comments. LS 25" (A B Gossling, 17.4.58).
- <4> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <5> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 257.
- <5.1> SDO20177 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4080.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 12-NOV-80.
- <7> SDO10682 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4080-1.
- <8> SDO10680 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3125-7.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454994.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7185 9295 (42m by 43m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| 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: 1 105 018
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SW 15
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454994
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Stinsford 18
Record last edited
Sep 27 2023 3:20PM