Monument record MDO4196 - Bowl barrow, Langton Long Blandford
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow. This may be the barrow in which several urns were found in 1840. In 1972 this monument was reported as being approximately 30 feet in diameter, with a mound standing some 3 feet high.
The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Grinsell <1> records that two urns (nos 22 and 23, the latter with 4 cord loop-holes, in Durden catalogue) were found with several others in a barrow 3 feet high about 100 yards from Buzbury Camp in 1840. Probably this barrow.
ST 91790613 Bowl barrow in Buzbury Plantation is probably the barrow in which several urns were found in 1840 (Durden Catalogue, 18). It is 30 feet in diameter and 3 feet high. <2>
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on Environment Agency lidar imagery <4> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 116.
- <2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 45.
- <3> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1976.
- <4> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209344.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 9179 0613 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Langton Long Blandford; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 032 013
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 16
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209344
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Langton Long 13
Record last edited
Jan 23 2023 4:12PM