Monument record MDO42458 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, Wraxall
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Summary
The site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow to the southwest of Wraxall Wood. The site was digitally plotted from lidar imagery during the Upper Frome and Sydling Valley AIM project.
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Full Description
[ST 5606 0022] TUMULUS [OE] (1)
A bowl barrow on arable land. Diameter 18 paces, height 2ft. (2) Probably the remains of a barrow, much denuded. (3)
A grass covered ditchless bowl barrow in a ploughed field, but not ploughed over. The barrow is 18.0m. in diameter and 0.7 m. high. (4)
This bowl barrow has had its perimeter cut into and "squared off" since 1955. Otherwise unchanged. O.S. 1/2500 survey revised. (5)
ST 560002, Round barrow, north-west of Higher Barn, scheduled. It was 4' high and 75' in diameter when visited in June 1959. (6)
Badly denuded bowl barrow situated on arable. 15m in diameter, on north - south axis; 15-16m on east - west axis. The mound stands to a height of c.1m. (7)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 25-MAY-55.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 10-NOV-71.
- <5> SDO17448 Scheduling record: DOE. 1978. Scheduled Monument Notification DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978. p75.
- <6> SDO16333 Unpublished document: McOmish, D S. Various. Field Investigators Comments DSM. F3 DSM 17-FEB-87.
- <7> SDO17558 Scheduling record: DCMS. 1996. Scheduled Monument Notification English Heritage Schedule Entry 18/11/1996.
- <8> SDO16524 Photograph: Environment Agency. XX-XXX-2019. LIDAR Environment Agency Composite LAST RETURN.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 195838.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 5605 0021 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST50SE |
| Civil Parish | Wraxall; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 50 SE 13
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 195838
Record last edited
Apr 12 2022 10:29AM