Monument record MDO5028 - Bowl barrow, Tarrant Rawston
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Summary
One of three closely spaced Bronze Age bowl barrow on Keyneston Down, Tarrant Rawston, north of Ashley Wood. In 1972 the RCHME reported that this monument has a diameter of 30 feet, with a mound standing some 3 feet high.
The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.
The barrow is visible as a cropmark on an aerial photograph dated 1982 and as an earthwork on current lidar imagery. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'A' ST 92640551. A bowl barrow 17.0m in diameter and 1.8m high, with unsurveyable traces of a surrounding ditch. Grass covered and flat on top, it appears to have been excavated. <1>
'A' ST 92650551. Bowl barrow, 30 ft in diameter and 3 ft high. <3>
These barrows 'A' and 'B' and mound 'C' are now described as having been destroyed by ploughing. <5>
The barrow is visible as a cropmark on an aerial photograph dated 1982 and as an earthwork on current lidar imagery <6-7>. The feature is just over 10m in diameter, to include a possible ditch approximately 0.65m wide <3>. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 26-MAR-54.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 135.
- <3> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 105.
- <4> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1976.
- <5> SDO19451 Verbal communication: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Large Scale/Small Scale Map Reviser's comments. Small scale revision July 1998.
- <6> SDO18483 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 02-JUN-2006. NMR 24222/17.
- <7> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209401.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 9265 0551 (9m by 9m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Rawston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 059 025
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 63a
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209401
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Keyneston (25)
Record last edited
Feb 16 2023 1:55PM
