Monument record MDO5817 - Bowl barrow, Long Crichel
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Summary
A bowl barrow recorded as being around 70 feet in diameter with a mound around two and a half feet high and surrounded by a ditch. Much reduced by ploughing. Part of a small grouping of 4 barrows.
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Full Description
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a small group of 4 barrows (A, B, C & D) scattered around the west side of the Crichel valley to the west of Veiny Cheese Pond. This barrow (A) has been levelled by ploughing. It is one of two barrows (see also ST 91 SE 190) which appear to influence the alignment of the later linear earthwork ST 91 SW 40. The Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England recorded its former extent as circa 70 feet in diameter and 2.5 feet high. Grinsell noted the presence of a surrounding ditch. There is no record of any excavation of this barrow, in contrast to the other component barrows in the group.
NB the three other barrows formerly described here have now been recorded separately.
(Centred ST 960115) Tumuli (NR) Tumulus (NR) Tumulus (site of) (NAT). <4>
Round barrows are scattered on the W. side of the Crichel valley, W. of Veiny Cheese Pond; they lie at about 200 ft. above O.D., mostly on a gentle S.E. slope. All have been damaged or levelled by ploughing and three of them (B-D) have been completely removed by excavation. (Two barrows (A) and (B) lie close to a linear dyke (ST 91 SW 40) 106) and appear to have determined its alignment at the E. end.
(A) Bowl (95961135), now flattened by ploughing; former diam. 70 ft., ht. 2 1/2 ft. <5>
ST 95901134. Bronze Age bowl barrow. The barrow survives as a mound measuring up to 20 metres in diameter and 0.25 metres high, surrounded by a quarry ditch 1.5 metres wide. Scheduled. <2>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO16830 Serial: Society of Antiquaries of London. 1944. Archaeologia 90. 90. Volume 90, p47-80. Piggott, S and CM. Excavation of Barrows on Crichel and Launceston Downs, Dorset..
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. p118-9.
- <3> SDO16723 Serial: 1969. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 26. Vol 26. Volume 26, p343.
- <4> SDO11924 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile. 1963.
- <5> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). p39-40.
- <6> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. p44.
- <7> SDO17857 Scheduling record: DCMS. 2002. Scheduled Monument Notification EH Scheduling amendment, 24JULY-2002. 24-Jul-02.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210101.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9596 1135 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Long Crichel; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO 358a
- Scheduled Monument DO 358b
- Scheduled Monument DO 358c
- Scheduled Monument SM33555
- Scheduled Monument SM33555: Disc barrow and a bowl barrow 640m south west of Veiny Cheese Pond
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 020A
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 020B
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 014 017
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 57
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210101
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Long Crichel 17
Record last edited
Feb 22 2023 7:26PM