Monument record MDO6008 - Bowl barrow, one of the Badbury Barrow Group, Shapwick
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1975 this monument was reported as being around 90 feet in diameter, with a mound 5 feet high. Aerial photographs suggest the presence of a central pit. The barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.
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Full Description
Bowl barrow 32 paces in diameter by 5 ft high, enclosed in ring of chalk. <1>
Barrow cut on the W side Swan Lane. Re-surveyed at 1:2500. <2>
Heavily ploughed bowl barrow. Air photographs suggest a central pit. <3>
The site of a ploughed out Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs <6> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project. It appears as a partial ring ditch 35m across which is cut on it's western side by a modern field boundary. A large pit is visible in the centre of the mound which may not be original but due to robbing in antiquity.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 129.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 25-MAR-54.
- <3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 63.
- <3.1> SDO19363 Aerial Photograph: St Joseph, J K. NMR ST 9403/1 CUAP AQY 95.
- <4> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1978.
- <5> SDO14228 Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1994. Shapwick Parish, Kingston Lacy Estate, Wessex Region.
- <6> SDO18320 Aerial Photograph: J R Boyden. 01-APR-1966. JRB 10/41.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209615.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9478 0342 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90SW |
| Civil Parish | Shapwick; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 019 043
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SW 15
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209615
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Badbury Barrow Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shapwick 43
Record last edited
Feb 12 2023 9:43AM
