Monument record MDO42879 - Bronze Age barrow, Grimstone Down, Stratton
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Summary
A Bronze Age barrow, possibly a bowl barrow, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs on Grimstone Down, Stratton. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project. The barrow is a Scheduled Monument (1003771).
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Full Description
One of a group of round barrows on Grimstone Down: Barrow 'D' - SY 64389557. A bowl barrow, 45 feet in diameter and 5 feet high. <1>
Barrow 'D' - SY 64389557 one of six grass covered bowl barrows varying from 6.5 to 16 metres in diameter and 0.7 to 2 metres high. <2>
"SY 642958. Group of four mound barrows on Grimstone Down". Scheduled. <5>
The barrow is as described by Authority <2>. A bowl barrow 15.4 metres in diameter, 1.7 metres high. Barrow revised at 1:2500 on MSD. <6>
A Bronze Age barrow, possibly a bowl barrow, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs on Grimstone Down, Stratton <7>.
The feature comprises a very low indistinct earthwork mound approximately 15m in diameter and is part of a barrow cemetery comprising eight barrows (NHRE Hob UID 1457329). The feature is positioned within the banks of an Iron Age/RB field system (MDO42865) and is respected by these. It is recorded as a tumulus on the OS 1st Edition map <8>.
The feature is still visible on current Google Earth imagery <9>. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Frome AIM project.
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 229.
- <2> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 27-JAN-1955.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 131.
- <4> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1974.
- <5> SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2. 69.
- <6> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 04-FEB-1981.
- <7> SDO16867 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 26-MAR-68. SY6495/5 (NMR666/385).
- <8> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <9> SDO16840 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 16-09-2020. Google Earth imagery 2020.
- <10> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. ORD01/02.
- <11> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS55/F32/7.
- <12> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS55/F32/8.
- <13> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1457329.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6438 9557 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NW |
| Civil Parish | Stratton; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 108 015 D
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NW 91
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Stratton 15d
Record last edited
Nov 10 2023 4:28PM
