Monument record MDO2785 - Bronze Age bowl barrow on Southover Heath, Tolpuddle
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Summary
One of nine round barrows that makes up the Southover Heath Group. Bowl barrow much covered with bracken and brambles, and has been damaged by a trench cut into it, south of the centre. Reported as being around 37 feet in diameter with a mound around 4 feet high. The barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1945 at Tolpuddle Ball.
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Full Description
(Centred at SY 8083 9476). Two round mounds, apparently barrows. <1>
(A: SY 8082 9475) A bowl barrow, 14 paces diameter, 3 1/2ft high. <2>
A: surveyed at SY 8082 9473, has a diameter of 11.0 metres and a height of 1.2 metres. It has no surrounding ditch and has been badly mutilated in the southern quadrant by a military slit trench. Fern covered bowl barrow.
B: surveyed at SY 8086 9475 has a diameter of 18.6 metres and a height of 1.5 metres with no surrounding ditch and no traces of mutilation. A fern-covered bowl barrow. There were no surface finds in the vicinity of these barrows. <3>
A: (15) SY 8084 9474. Bowl barrow, about 37ft diameter and 4ft high, thickly covered with bracken and brambles and damaged by a trench cut into it, south of centre. <5>
A: SY 8084 9474. No change. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (6)
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1945. The barrow is sub-circular in shape and measures 11 m in diameter. <7> A second barrow is located 16 m to the north east (see MDO2786) and is probably associated with it. This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX7265 Map: Crawford, O G S. Annotated record map 6 inch. 6 inch to 1 mile.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 22-SEP-52.
- <4> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <5> 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.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 12-FEB-81.
- <7> SDO13630 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA128 7133-4.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456168.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8084 9474 (17m by 17m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
| Civil Parish | Tolpuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 117 015
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 456168
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 2
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Southover Heath Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tolpuddle 15
Record last edited
Mar 24 2023 12:30PM
