Monument record MDO5384 - Bulbarrow, Woolland
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Summary
A bowl barrow near the summit of Bulbarrow Hill. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 54 feet in diameter with a mound about 4 feet high. The centre of the mound is disturbed, probably by antiquarian investigation. Formerly a beacon, in 1625 the hundreds of Reland, Brownhull, Sturmister Newton and Buckland were obliged to find watchmen.
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Full Description
'Bul Barrow', a ditched bowl barrow, 18 paces diameter and 4ft high with a hollow centre. A sharpened bone of a deer 'from Bull Barrow' may equally refer to the Bull Barrow in Holt parish. <2>
As described in Authy 2 although gorse and bramble-covered. The top of the barrow is entirely scooped out and there is a spoil heap adjoining the mound on the north-west. <3>
The barrow called Bulbarrow in Woolland parish was formerly a beacon, and in 1625 the hundreds of Redlane, Brownshull, Sturminster Newton and Buckland were obliged to find watchmen. <4>
ST 77500574. Bulbarrow, bowl barrow, 54ft. diameter and 4ft high lies at about 870 ft above sea level. The centre of the mound has been dug. <5>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 160.
- <2.1> SWX2974 Monograph: Wools, C. 1839. The Barrow Diggers. A dialogue in imitation of the Grave Diggers in Hamlet.. 77 plate 5 No 16.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 15-AUG-55.
- <4> SDO9443 Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1863. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 2. 3rd edition. 2. 419.
- <5> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 317.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 201753.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 7750 0574 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70NE |
| Civil Parish | Woolland; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 074 010
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 NE 13
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 201753
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Woolland 10
Record last edited
Jan 13 2022 2:40PM
