Monument record MDO5140 - Bowl barrow at The Cliff, Tarrant Rawston
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Summary
Bowl barrow, former diameter 60 ft, height 2 ft.
The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.
The barrow is visible as a banked and ditched sub-circular cropmark on an aerial photograph dated 1995 and as an earthwork on current lidar imagery. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Aim Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
ST 94900717. Bowl barrow, formerly 60 ft in diameter and 2 ft high, but now much reduced by ploughing. <2>
The barrow is visible as a banked and ditched sub-circular cropmark approximately 20.5m in diameter in total on an aerial photograph dated 1995 and as an earthwork on current lidar imagery <3-4>. A possible ditch, 1.5m wide, is visible as a cropmark, entire except on its southwest side [3]. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Aim Project.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 112.
- <2> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1976.
- <3> SDO18482 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 13-JUL-1995. NMR 15324/30.
- <4> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209389.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 9490 0717 (18m by 18m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Rawston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO685: Three round barrows on The Cliff
- Scheduled Monument SM27464
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 062 011
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 45
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209389
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Rawston 11
Record last edited
Jan 24 2023 7:07AM