Monument record MDO3486 - Tinker's Barrow, Crossways
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Summary
A bowl barrow described in 1970 as being around 44 feet in diameter with amound about 4 feet high and an encircling ditch about 9 feet wide. The mound has a large hole in the centre, presumably caused by antiquarian investigation.
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Full Description
Tinkers' Barrow, ditched bowl (SY 77918785). In plantation on top of S slope. Diameter 44ft, height 4ft, with ditch 9ft wide. Large excavation on top. <2,3>
Tinker's Barrow (name in local use). A bowl-barrow, diameter 13.5m, height 1.2m, a silted outer ditch 3.3m wide and 0.3m deep. Covered by dense rhododendrons. Published Survey (1:2500) revised on MSD. <4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 122.
- <3> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 447.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 04-DEC-79.
- <5> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. RCH01/093.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453877.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7791 8785 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NE |
| Civil Parish | Crossways; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 086 031
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 139 004
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NE 6
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453877
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Owermoigne 31
Record last edited
Jul 4 2024 10:32AM