Monument record MDO5026 - Bowl barrow, Tarrant Keyneston

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Summary

Bronze Age bowl barrow at Ashley Wood. In 1972 the RCHME reported that this monument has a diameter of approximately 28 feet, with a mound standing some 3 feet high. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water. The feature is visible as a sub-oval mound on Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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'A' ST 92280525. Bowl barrow 17.0m diameter by 1.8m high, with unsurveyable traces of a surrounding ditch. It is tree-covered and appears to have been excavated. <1> Two bowl barrows in Ashley Wood : 'A' 28 ft diameter by 3 ft high. 'B' 20 ft diameter by 2 ft high. <2> The feature is visible as a sub-oval mound on Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project [5].

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 26-NOV-54.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 105.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1976.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209404.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9228 0525 (8m by 9m)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Tarrant Keyneston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 059 023
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 54a
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209404
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Keyneston 23

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Sep 13 2022 2:46PM

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