Monument record MDO4464 - Bowl barrow in Ruins Plantation, Milton Abbas
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was recorded as being around 50 feet in diameter with a mound about 5½ feet high, with traces of a surrounding ditch.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Impenetrable. Dense vegetation. 1954. <2>
This site is situated in a wood with dense bramble and nettle growth. Attempts to find and measure the mound were unsuccessful. <3>
A tree covered bowl barrow with a diameter of 16.0m. and a height of 1.3m. with possible traces of an intermittent and unsurveyable ditch. The centre of the mound has been gutted and pulled out to the NE leaving a central hollow 6.5m. diameter and 1.5m. deep. <4>
ST 78850200. Bowl barrow in Ruins plantation. Diameter 50 ft, height 5 1/2ft. With traces of a ditch. <5>
ST 78860199. Milton Abbas 4. Bowl barrow listed. <6>
ST 788020. Round barrow in Ruins Plantation. Scheduled. <7>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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 SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various.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 27-AUG-55.
- <4> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F2 JR 20-FEB-56.
- <5> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 200.
- <6> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 121.
- <7> SDO17448 Scheduling record: DOE. 1978. Scheduled Monument Notification DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978. 66.
- <8> SDO17387 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Schedule Entry. 01/08/1996.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 201866.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 7885 0200 (24m by 24m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70SE |
| Civil Parish | Milton Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 040 032
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 SE 22
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 201866
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Milton Abbas 32
Record last edited
Feb 10 2022 3:33PM
