Monument record MDO5831 - Bowl barrow, Long Crichel
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Summary
A bowl barrow reported as being about 55 feet in diameter with a mound around four feet high, and damaged by digging on the north west side.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow located to the west of Thickthorn Wood, one of a roughly linear group of three located just on the Long Crichel side of the parish boundary with Tarrant Hinton.
RCHME fieldwork recorded the barrow as a mound 55 feet in diameter and 4 feet high, with some damage caused by digging on the northwest side.
(ST 95691229:ST 95671226) Tumuli (NR) <2>
Three barrows lie W. of Thickthorn Wood, almost on the parish boundary with Tarrant Hinton
(A) Bowl (95681221); diam. 20 ft., ht. under 1 ft.
(B) Bowl (95681226), damaged by digging on the N.W. side; diam. 55 ft., ht. 4 ft.
(C) Bowl (95701229), damaged by a modern track; diam. 40 ft., ht. 1 ft. <4>
Bowl barrow at NGR ST 9568 1226 is a scheduled monument. <5>
Note:
Three barrows were originally recorded under the NMR ST 91 SE 40. Subsequently two of the barrows have since been allocated their own NMRs: ST 91 SE 164 and ST 91 SE 165. The third barrow (this one) has kept the NMR ST 91 SE 40 and is the barrow identified as ‘B’ above.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. p118.
- <2> SDO11924 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO18032 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/091 RCHME Inventory: Dorset V (East).
- <4> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 40.
- <5> SDO17387 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Schedule Entry. 05/03/1997.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210070.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9568 1226 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Long Crichel; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 014 030
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 40
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210070
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Long Crichel 30
Record last edited
Oct 13 2022 10:01AM
