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.
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Map
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> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 113.
- <2> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1978.
- <3> SDO18301 Aerial Photograph: Historic England Archive. 23-APR-2015. HEA 29560/027.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209612.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
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