Monument record MDO4981 - Bowl barrow, one of the Tarrant Hinton Down Group, Tarrant Hinton
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Summary
A bowl barrow recorded as surviving as a slight mound around 21 feet in diameter.
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
(Centred ST 94951215) Tumuli (NR). <1>
Tarrant Hinton Down Group comprises five barrows (A-E) all now flattened by cultivation. They lie at 260 ft. above O.D. on the gentle N.slope of Tarrant Hinton Down.
(A) Bowl (94931213);former diam. 48 ft.ht. under 1 ft. [Note: This is MDO4977].
(B) Bowl (94951214); former diam. 55 ft.,ht. 2 ft. [Note: This is MDO4978].
(C) Bowl (94971216); former diam. 40 ft.,ht. 1 ft. [Note: This is MDO4979].
(D) Bowl (94961216); former diam. 33 ft.,ht. 1 ft. [Note: This is MDO4980].
(E) Bowl (94941216); former diam. 21 ft., ht. under 1 ft. [Note: This is MDO4981]. <2>
Four of the Bronze Age barrows seen as low mounds in the early 1970s (as described above) have been recorded as cropmarks of ring ditches on 2015 Historic England oblique aerial photographs. Two have diameters of about 20m and the other two measure about 10m and 15m across. 2014 Google Earth vertical aerial photographs record four spreads of mound material suggesting that the barrows may still have some height. The same photographs show that the barrows sit within a prehistoric or Roman field system visible as soilmarks. <4-5>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 101.
- <3> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107.
- <4> SDO15450 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 2014. Google Earth 2014. 15-APR-2014. ACCESSED 18-DEC-2018.
- <5> SDO19208 Aerial Photograph: Historic England Archive. 23-APR-2015. 29564_001-011.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210232.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 9494 1216 (7m by 6m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Hinton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 058 050
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SW 37e
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210232
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Hinton 50
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Hinton Down Group
Record last edited
Jan 26 2023 4:55PM