Monument record MDO2725 - Bronze Age bowl barrow north of Clyffe House, Clyffe Copse, Tincleton
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Summary
Bowl barrow, lies in dense woodland and is thickly overgrown. 44ft. in diam and 4ft. high. The barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery of 2010.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two round barrows in Clyffe Copse are covered in a tangled growth of bushes, but neither of them bears any trace of mutilation or any indication of a surrounding ditch. 'A' - SY 78139243. Bowl barrow, 16-0m diameter and 0.6m high in the southern quadrant. <2>
'A' - (6) - SY 78139244. Bowl barrow, about 44 ft diameter and about 4ft high, lies in dense woodland and thickly overgrown. Grinsell refers to this barrow as 18 paces diameter x 2ft high. <3-4>
'A' SY 78149243 and 'B' SY 78169242. Both these barrows survive but are so thickly overgrown that it is impossible to determine their exact size. Reportrayed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. Graphical material omitted. see auth 5 Re-surveyed 1/2500 23.1.81. <5>
The barrow referred to above is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery of 2010. It is sub-circular in shape and measures 13 m in diameter. <6> The barrow is scheduled with another barrow, located immediately to the east (see MDO2726). This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 23-SEP-52.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 137.
- <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. 287.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 23-JAN-81.
- <6> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454871.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7813 9244 (15m by 13m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SE |
| Civil Parish | Tincleton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 114 006
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SE 17 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454871
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tincleton 6
Record last edited
Dec 7 2023 4:03PM
