Monument record MDO6007 - Round barrow in angle of B3082 with Shapwick Road, Shapwick

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Summary

A Bronze Age round barrow, visible on as a ring ditch on aerial photographs. The barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

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A barrow at ST 94830352 that has been heavily ploughed shows as a ring ditch on air photographs. <1> The site of a ploughed out Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs <5> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. It appears as a partial ring ditch 55m across which is cut on it's western side by a modern field boundary.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 63.
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: St Joseph, J K. NMR ST 9403/1 CUAP AQY 95.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 49.
  • <3> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1990. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1989. 111. 105-106.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1994. Shapwick Parish, Kingston Lacy Estate, Wessex Region.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: J R Boyden. 01-APR-1966. JRB 10/41.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209689.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9482 0352 (79m by 78m)
Map sheet ST90SW
Civil Parish Shapwick; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 019 042
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SW 78
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209689
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Badbury Barrow Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shapwick 42

Record last edited

Aug 1 2023 4:17PM

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