Monument record MDO4954 - Long barrow, Tarrant Hinton
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Summary
A long barrow. The mound was described in 1972 as being 315 feet long, up to 75 feet across and 10 feet high, with irregular and disturbed side ditches. The remains of a possible Napoleonic telegraph station (MDO44846) is visible set into the top of the barrow mound on aerial photographs dated 1928 and 1947. The feature is visible as an earthwork on current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from this source during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
A long barrow. The mound was described in 1972 as being 315 feet long, up to 75 feet across and 10 feet high, with irregular and disturbed side ditches.
Long barrow at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race Down. The barrow mound measures 107 metres long, 23 metres wide and stands up to 3 metres high. It now has two tiers, which may indicate a berm platform. Traces of a surrounding quarry ditch survive around the mound. The barrow has been damaged by military activity in the past. <4>
The feature is visible as an earthwork on current Environment Agency lidar imagery where it comprises a 100m long and 33m wide elongated mound with exterior ditches along its north and south sides, and outer banks alongside these <5>. A further section of the outer ditch around the western end of the barrow is visible on a 1947 aerial photograph <6>. The monument is visible to some extent on aerial photographs dated 1928 and 1947, where the possible remains of a Napoleonic shutter telegraph station (MDO44846) can be seen set into the top of the barrow mound <6, 7, 8>. The feature was digitally plotted from lidar imagery during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 100.
- <2> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1976.
- <3> SDO13904 Unpublished document: Cox, P W and Chandler, J. 1995. A Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Works at Blandford Army Camp, Dorset: New Northern Perimeter Fence and Playing Fields. Site 9.
- <4> SDO17245 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Scheduling Amendment. 15-JUL-2003.
- <5> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <6> SDO18888 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975 RS 4008.
- <7> SDO18887 Aerial Photograph: Crawford, O G S. 17-JUL-1928. CCC 8837/420.
- <8> SDO18613 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2153.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209324.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 9226 0934 (93m by 65m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Hinton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 058 023
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 4
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209324
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Hinton 23
Record last edited
Jan 23 2023 3:17PM