Monument record MDO5691 - Bowl Barrow, Hampreston (formerly in West Parley, Ferndown Town

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Summary

A bowl barrow recorded in 1975 as being around 75 feet in diameter with a mound about 6 feet high. The earthwork has been damaged by digging, possibly in the course of antiquarian investigation. The barrow is one of a dispersed group of barrows on the heathland of Parley Common. It was digitally plotted from aeerial photographs during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Full Description

Bowl barrow, damaged by digging; diameter 75 ft, height 6 ft. <2> A bowl barrow recorded in 1975 as being around 75 feet in diameter with a mound about 6 feet high. The earthwork has been damaged by digging, possibly in the course of antiquarian investigation. The barrow is one of a dispersed group of barrows on the heathland of Parley Common. It was digitally plotted from aeerial photographs <3> during the Dorset Stour NMP.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1971.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 30.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-SEP-1954. RAF 58/1567 F21 0226-7.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213131.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0952 0076 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SU00SE
Civil Parish Ferndown Town; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 SE 12
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213131
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Hampreston 45

Record last edited

Aug 9 2023 7:31AM

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