Monument record MDO3664 - Bowl Barrow on Charlton Down, Charlton Marshall
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Summary
A bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 40 feet in diameter with a mound about one foot high. This barrow may be one of those investigated by antiquarian H White in 1811. A barrow mound, 12m across, is visible as a low earthwork on lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, 13 paces diameter, 1 ft high. <2>
A grass covered bowl barrow with no visible surrounding ditch. Diameter 14.0m. and height 0.4m. <3>
Bowl Barrow (ST 86830082), on Charlton Down, 60 yards north of Combs Ditch (S0 80 SE 48); diam. 40ft ht 1ft. <4>
ST 868008; ST 872008. Two round barrows on Charlton Down. Scheduled. (see ST 80 SE 21 for other scheduled barrow). <5>
A barrow mound, 12m across, is visible as a low earthwork on lidar imagery <8> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM. It is one of two adjacent mounds, the second is recorded separately in MDO45849.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX3839 Unpublished document: 1954. Field Investigators Comments. 30/09/1954.
- <2.1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 99.
- <3> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 80 SE 20.
- <3> SWX3839 Unpublished document: 1954. Field Investigators Comments. 20/11/1954.
- <4> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 59.
- <5> SDO17495 Scheduling record: DOE. 1977. Scheduled Monument Notification DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 1977. 62.
- <6> SDO17387 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Schedule Entry. 24/07/1996.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205661.
- <8> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 8683 0081 (28m by 28m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80SE |
| Civil Parish | Charlton Marshall; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 009 012
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SE 20
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205661
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Charlton Marshall 12
Record last edited
Mar 7 2023 2:18PM
