Monument record MDO5078 - Bowl barrow, Tarrant Launceston
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Summary
Bowl barrow approx 55 feet in diameter and 4 1/2 feet high. Damaged by burrowing rabbits. Excavated in 1938. Contained a cremation burial.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow 600 metres south of Plantation Farm. It was excavated by S and C Piggott in 1938 (their barrow 10). At the time, the mound (which had suffered considerable damage by burrowing rabbits) measured 55 feet in diameter and stood to a height of 4.3 feet above the natural chalk. The mound was surrounded by a ditch circa 2 feet deep. In the interior, just west of centre, was a square pit circa 3.8 feet across and 0.5 feet deep dug into the ground surface below the mound. According to the Piggotts, "this was filled with material largely derived from the surface and rabbit scrapes, but was undoubtedly an original feature". At the centre, below the mound and close to the square pit was another pit, this time circular, containing a large, upright and almost complete Deverel-Rimbury urn. Within the urn were cremated bones, and a thin layer of carbonized material which probably represented traces of a wooden cover.
(ST 95591190) Tumulus (NR). <4>
Ditched bowl barrow 18 paces diameter by 4 1/2 feet high, excavated by S and C M Piggott in 1938. It contained a primary cremation in a barrel urn. <2, 5>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO16830 Serial: Society of Antiquaries of London. 1944. Archaeologia 90. 90. Volume 90, p61-2. Excavation of Barrows on Crichel and Launceston Downs, Dorset. [pp81-126].
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. p135.
- <3> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 91 SE 52.
- <4> SDO11924 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile. 1963.
- <5> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 107.
- <6> SDO17426 Scheduling record: DCMS. 1997. Scheduled Monument Notification 1997. 07-Feb-97.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210094.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9559 1190 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Launceston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument SM27467
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 060 049
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 49
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 52
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210094
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Launceston 49
Record last edited
Jan 26 2023 4:59PM