Monument record MDO5138 - Bowl barrow on Rawston Down, Tarrant Rawston
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Summary
A bowl barrow north east of Buzbury Rings. In 1972 this monument was reported as being around 74 feet in diameter with a mound about seven feet high, and surrounded by a ditch 15 feet wide and 1½ feet deep.
The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.
The feature is visible as a sub-circular mound encircled by an outer ring ditch on aerial photographs and as a mounded earthwork on Environment Agency lidar imagery. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow north east of Buzbury Rings. In 1972 this monument was reported as being around 74 feet in diameter with a mound about seven feet high, and surrounded by a ditch 15 feet wide and 1½ feet deep <2>. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.
The feature is visible as a sub-circular mound encircled by an outer ring ditch on aerial photographs and as a mounded earthwork on Environment Agency lidar imagery <4-6>. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO25 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1916. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916. 37. 46.
- <2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 112.
- <3> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1976.
- <4> SDO18500 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 08-APR-1976. NMR 915/27-32.
- <5> SDO18501 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4320.
- <6> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209346.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 9203 0634 (28m by 28m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Rawston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 062 009
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 18
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209346
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Rawston 9
Record last edited
Jan 23 2023 4:20PM
