Monument record MDO5154 - Barrow, Tarrant Rushton
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1972 the RCHME reported that the monument formerly survied as a small mound with a pit dug into its centre, but had more recently been levelled by cultivation. Grinsell (1959) notes that this barrow was destroyed in or by 1939. The barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch on aerial photographs taken in 1995 and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow situated on a ridge top. It was formerly a small mound with a pit dug in the centre, but has now been destroyed by cultivation. <3>
The barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch 14m across on aerial photographs taken in 1995 <5> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1902.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 137.
- <3> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 113.
- <4> SDO18312 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 13-JUL-1995. NMR 15315/53.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209611.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 9462 0440 (point) |
|---|---|
| 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: 2 063 014
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SW 11
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209611
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Rushton (14)
Record last edited
Feb 10 2023 7:48AM