Monument record MDO5153 - Round Barrow, Tarrant Rushton

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Summary

Bronze Age round barrow. In 1972 the RCHME reported that this monument had a diameter of approximately 45 feet and was almost flattened. The barrow is partially visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs 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 barrow is partially visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs <3> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. Only the northwest third of the outer ring ditch is visible; the southern portion being cut by a modern field boundary. The barrow ring appears to have once been about 15m across and is immediately adjacent to another smaller ring ditch described in MDO44701.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 113.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1978.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Historic England Archive. 23-APR-2015. HEA 29560/027.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209612.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9430 0383 (13m by 13m)
Map sheet ST90SW
Civil Parish Tarrant Rushton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 063 013
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SW 12c
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209612
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Rushton (13)

Record last edited

Feb 16 2023 7:32AM

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