Monument record MDO3488 - Tadnoll Barrow, Crossways
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Summary
A round barrow on the parish boundary between Osmington (formerly, now Crossways) and Moreton. The eastern part of the barrow has been destroyed by the road. In 1970 this monument recorded as around 56 feet in diameter with a mound about 5 feet high. The barrow sits in a possible tree-ring enclosure.
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Full Description
Tadnoll Barrow, bowl (?) (SY 79148747). On slight knoll in heathland and cut by parish boundary with Moreton, E of which road has destroyed two-thirds of site. Diam about 56 ft, ht about 5 ft; around, and 3 ft from it on W, is a probable tree-clump enclosure, about 75 ft in diameter. <1> <3>
Tadnoll Barrow (name not confirmed) a severely mutilated probable bowl barrow, is generally as described by RCHM <3>. The probable tree-clump enclosure survives on the east and west sides of the road, as a broad bank 4.5m wide and 0.5m high, with an outer ditch 2.0m wide and 0.3m deep, about 30.0m in overall diameter. A clump of mature conifers covers the site. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 121, 174.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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-1979.
- <5> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453888.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7914 8747 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NE |
| Civil Parish | Crossways; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Moreton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 086 033
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 139 006
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NE 9
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453888
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Owermoigne 33
Record last edited
Jul 4 2024 10:33AM
