Monument record MDO5151 - Barrow south of Preston Plantation, Tarrant Rushton

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Summary

Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1972 the RCHME recorded this barrow with a diameter of approximately 45 feet and a mound standing approximately 1 foot high. The site was visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The site of a plough-levelled Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a ring ditch 13m across on aerial photographs <4> and a very low mound on lidar imagery <5>. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 137.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 114.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1978.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Historic England Archive. 23-APR-2015. HEA 29560/027.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209612.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9411 0380 (14m by 14m)
Map sheet ST90SW
Civil Parish Tarrant Rushton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 063 011
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SW 12b
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209612
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Rushton 11

Record last edited

Feb 16 2023 7:26AM

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