Monument record MDO410 - Bowl Barrow in the Peverell Group, Bradford Peverell
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. In 1952 this monument was reported as 100 feet in diameter with a mound about 3 feet high. This or an adjacent barrow is thought to have been opened in 1881 by antiquarian Edward Cunnington, who found a contracted burial, a food vessel and flint implements.
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Full Description
Three bowl barrows east of Forty Acre Plantation. <3>
'B' - SY 66999190. Bowl barrow, about 100 ft diameter (sic) and 2-3 ft high. Presumably Cunnington's barrow No 10 opened in 1881 which contained a primary crouched inhumation, food vessel with handle and flint implements. A secondary or intrusive inhumation and a piece of Samian ware were found near the top (RCHM No 15f, Grinsell'sNo 23, 24a). 'B' is a bowl barrow 26.0m. diameter and 0.7m high. <4>
Beaker (Corpus No 171) from this barrow, listed by Clarke. In Dorset County Museum. <6>
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. <7>
Three bowl barrows, forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery associated with a Neolithic long barrow. <8>
Site of a Bronze Age barrow, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The barrow is 27m across, has a berm between the outer ditch and barrow mound and appears to have a central pit. <9-10>
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDO25 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1916. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916. 37. 42.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1927-38.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 36.
- <4> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 04-SEP-54.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 96.
- <6> SDO18289 Monograph: Clarke, D L. 1970. Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. 479.
- <7> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 23-MAR-81.
- <8> SDO18414 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Monument revision. 24-NOV-2000.
- <9> SDO10869 Aerial Photograph: 26-APR-1989. NMR SY6791/3-4 (4306/04-5).
- <10> SDO10868 Aerial Photograph: 05-JUL-2004. NMR SY6791/43-48 (23540/32-37).
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453384.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6699 9190 (40m by 36m) (7 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 F
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 60 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453384
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bradford Peverell 15f
Record last edited
Jan 1 2024 4:35PM
