Monument record MDO2783 - Bowl barrow, one of the Southover Heath Group, Tolpuddle
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Summary
One of nine round barrows that make up the Southover Heath Group. This monument is a bowl barrow and in 1970 was reported as 37 feet in diameter with a mound about 4.5 feet high. The barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery of 2010.
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Full Description
Five tree or fern-covered round barrows on Southover Heath with no traces of ditch and mainly free from mutilation. 'D' - Bowl barrow, 12.0m diameter and 1.4m high. <1>
'D' - (13) - SY 78059284. Bowl barrow, 37ft diameter and 41/2ft high lies in an area of former heathland that has now been cleared. Grinsell refers to this barrow as 12 paces diameter x 4ft high. <2> <4>
"SY 779929 Group of four round barrows on Sothover Heath Scheduled". <5>
'D' SY 78049284, ploughed down; diameter approximately 12.0m., height 0.5m. None of the barrows C - E has a visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery of 2010 <7>. It is sub-circular in shape and measures 10 m in diameter. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. 23/09/1952.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 137.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <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. 290.
- <5> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 70.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. 23/01/1981.
- <7> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454863.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7804 9284 (16m by 15m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SE |
| Civil Parish | Tolpuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 117 013
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SE 15 D
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454863
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Southover Heath Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tolpuddle 13
Record last edited
Dec 7 2023 4:31PM