Monument record MDO584 - Bowl barrow, Burleston
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a very slight mound. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 45 feet in diameter.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Vague, and becoming ploughed out. Height 1 ft. Bowl barrow. <2>
Auth 2 is largely correct. The slopes of the barrow, which is under grass fall gently into the natural slopes around it thus making measurements approximate. Diameter 20.0m. Height 0.5m. No trace of a surrounding ditch and no signs of mutilation. A bowl barrow. <3>
A bowl barrow at SY 77849599, on a gentle north slope on the summit of the down, has been ploughed almost flat. It is about 45 feet in diameter. <4>
SY 77849599. No change. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Barrow 15 paces in diameter, and ploughed nearly flat. <6>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 22-SEP-52.
- <4> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 55.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 02-OCT-80.
- <6> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 35.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454570.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7784 9599 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79NE |
| Civil Parish | Burleston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 020 005
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NE 30
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454570
Record last edited
Sep 22 2023 10:38AM