Monument record MDO3577 - Bowl Barrow, on Little Down, Blandford St Mary
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Summary
A bowl barrow reported in 1970 as being around 24 feet in diameter with a mound about 6 inches high, and very heavily ploughed. The barrow mound is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow. Diameter 8 paces. Height 1 ft. Hollow in centre. <2>
A stubble covered bowl barrow on arable ground. There is no visible ditch; the mound has a diameter of 10.0m. and is 0.2m. high. Possibly excavated. <3>
The tumulus has now been ploughed over no evidence of it can be found on the ground. Deleted from Field Document. <4>
(ST 86120405) Tumulus (NR) (site of) (NAT). <5>
Bowl Barrow (86110404), on Little Down, on a spur at over 300 ft. O.D. is very heavily ploughed. Diam. 24 ft., ht. 6 ins. <6>
The barrow mound, 19m across, is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery <10> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1929.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 02-SEP-55.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 15-JUN-55.
- <2.1> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <4> SWX3692 Unpublished document: Gossling, R B. 1961. Large Scale / Small Scale Map Revisers Comment LS 25 (R B Gossling 6.10.1961)..
- <5> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
- <6> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 45.
- <7> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <8> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 80 SE 8.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205623.
- <10> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8611 0404 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80SE |
| Civil Parish | Blandford St Mary; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 004 031
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 205623
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SE 8
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Blandford St Mary 31
Record last edited
Feb 17 2023 3:40PM