Monument record MDO5142 - Bowl barrow at The Cliff, Tarrant Rawston
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Summary
Bowl barrow on The Cliff 775m north north west of Smiths Cottages. One of a group of three dispersed barrows on the edge of a steep sided ridge. The barrow is 20m in diameter and 0.3m high. It is surrounded by a buried ditch around 0.3m wide.
The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on current Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow much reduced by ploughing. <1>
Bowl barrow 20 paces diameter by 2ft high. <3>
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on current Environment Agency lidar imagery, measuring approximately 17m in diameter, and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project <4>.
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. 1977.
- <3> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 137.
- <4> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209282.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 9527 0745 (16m by 17m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NE |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Rawston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO685: Three round barrows on The Cliff
- Scheduled Monument SM27462
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 062 013
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NE 14
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209282
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Rawston 13
Record last edited
Feb 1 2023 2:59PM