Monument record MDO5687 - Bowl barrow west of Heath Farm, Hampreston
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Summary
A bowl barrow in an area of old gravel pits. This barrow is reported as being about 100 feet in diameter with a mound about seven feet high, and surrounded by a well-defined ditch. The feature is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s and on current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from these sources by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Full Description
(a) (SZ 06809948) A bowl barrow, 33 paces in diameter. 7 ft. in height. Surrounded by a ditch 4 paces wide and 2ft. deep. <2>
Situated on slightly higher ground than the surrounding country, and on heathland. A. The mound - Average dimensions 34.4m. diameter, and 3.8m. high with a surrounding ditch, average 4.5m. wide and 0.5m. deep. No positive signs of excavations. Turf and gorse covered. <3>
SZ 06819948. Bowl barrow 100 feet in diameter, 7 feet high with a well-defined ditch up to two feet deep. Scheduled. <4-5>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible to the west of Heath Farm, Hampreston, on 1940's aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery <6-7>. The feature comprises a sub-circular mound approximately 30.5m in diameter and a well-defined 5m wide enclosing ditch. Post medieval gravel extraction appears to have slightly encroached into the west and south sides of the feature by 1945 .
The feature was digitally plotted from aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1927-38.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <3> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. 17/05/1954.
- <4> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 30.
- <5> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 64.
- <6> SDO16091 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-45. RAF/106G/LA/187 RP 3044-5.
- <7> SDO15442 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457792.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0681 9948 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NE |
| Civil Parish | Ferndown Town; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 009 041
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NE 38 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457792
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Hampreston 41
Record last edited
Nov 6 2023 3:27PM
