Monument record MDO408 - Bowl Barrow in the Peverell Group, Bradford Peverell
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Summary
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Three bowl barrows east of Forty Acre Plantation. <2>
'A' - SY 66899195. Bowl barrow, 81 ft diameter and 1 ft high. (RCHM No 15d; Grinsell's No 25). 'A' and 'C' are ditchless bowl barrows, both 21.5m diameter and 0.5m. High. 'B' is a bowl barrow 26.0m. Diameter and 0.7m high. <3>
Beaker (Corpus No 171) from this barrow, listed by Clarke. In Dorset County Museum. <5>
All the bowl barrows are now ploughed. 'A' measures 21.2 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high. 'B' is 29.5 metres in diameter and 1.6 metres high on the lower south-east side, and 'C' measures 28.0 metres in diameter and 1.2 metres high on its lower side. (See ground photograph). Revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>
Three bowl barrows, forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery associated with a Neolithic long barrow.<7>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The barrow is visible as a ring ditch, 19m across. <8>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1927-38.
- <2> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 36.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 04-SEP-54.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 96.
- <5> SDO18289 Monograph: Clarke, D L. 1970. Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. 479.
- <6> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 23-MAR-81.
- <7> SDO18414 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Monument revision. 24-NOV-2000.
- <8> SDO10867 Aerial Photograph: 08-JUL-1976. NMR SY6692/5/6 (JRB 3303).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453384.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6689 9195 (27m by 25m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Bradford Peverell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 014 015 D
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 60 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453384
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bradford Peverell 15d
Record last edited
Jan 1 2024 4:31PM