Monument record MDO2784 - Bowl barrow, one of the Southover Heath Group, Tolpuddle
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Summary
One of nine round barrows that makes up the Southover Heath Group. Bowl barrow that has been much distubed by tracks and now appears as an oval mound 46 feet in diameter and 4½ 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. 'E' - A vague mound, probably a bowl barrow, approx; 11.0m diameter and 0.5m high, but much ploughed. <1>
'E' (14) SY 78049295. Bowl barrow, 46ft diameter and 41/2ft high has been much damaged by tracks and now appears as an oval mound. Grinsell refers to this barrow as 15 paces diameter x 6 ins high "almost levelled since 1938". <2> <4>
"SY 779929 Group of four round barrows on Sothover Heath Scheduled". <5>
'E' SY 78059295, ploughed down; diameter approximately 16.0m., height 0.2m. 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 22 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 SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. 23/09/1952.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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 9294 (38m by 35m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SE |
| Civil Parish | Tolpuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 117 014
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SE 15 E
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454863
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Southover Heath Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tolpuddle 14
Record last edited
Dec 7 2023 4:29PM
