Monument record MDO561 - Bowl barrow, Buckland Newton

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Summary

One of two bowl barrows on the crest of Ridge Hill. The mound of this monument is now elongated and reduced in size by ploughing but was formerly around eight metres in diameter and about 0.5m high. The mound is encircled by a ditch about two metres wide, which has become infilled over the years.

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A bowl barrow at ST 67660477 ('B') 27ft in diameter and 2ft high. <2-3> Although currently pasture, this area has recently been arable. Barrow 'B' is slighly elongated NE-SW and measures 11.0m by 8.0m with a height of 0.7m. There is no visible ditch. 'B' correctly shown on 1:2500. <4>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 97.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1962. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, epoch five. 1:2500.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 54.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. 19-OCT-76.
  • <5> Scheduling record: DCMS. 1999. Scheduled Monument Notification 1999. 07-JUL-1999.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 198901.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6766 0477 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Buckland Newton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 019 025
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SE 11
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 198901
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Buckland Newton 25

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Mar 20 2023 2:52PM

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