Monument record MDO6012 - Bowl barrow, one of the Badbury Rings Group, Shapwick
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow recorded by the RCHME in 1975 as having a diameter of approximately 50 feet and a mound some 7 feet high, with a ditch 10 feet wide and 1.5 feet deep. An encircling annular bank was 2.5 feet. high and an outer ditch beyond this was 1 foot deep. Excavation has shown the outer bank and ditch to be post-Roman additions to the monument. The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery and was digitially plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M.
The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.
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Full Description
Three round barrows W of Badbury Rings and flanking the NW side of the Roman Road (RR 4c) were once thought to be Roman <1> but this has now been disproved.
Consequent to excavation in July 1960 it was concluded that although no direct evidence for the date of the bank and ditch enclosing Barrow 'A' was obtained "some weight must attach to the flake of modern glass found beneath the bank. In fact it is reasonable to suggest that it (bank and ditch) is an 18th century 'improvement' which planted trees at 'Badbury Clump' enclosing them with a small bank and ditch". The barrow, and its two neighbours, are probably Bronze Age. <3>
'A' ST 95830294. Bowl barrow immediately NW of the Roman Road; diameter 50ft, height 7ft with a ditch 10ft wide and 1 1/2ft deep. The barrow is encircled by a bank 2 1/2ft high with an outer ditch 1 foot deep, but these have been shown by excavation to be post-Roman. <4>
The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery <9-10> and was digitially plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M. It comprises an internal mound 13m. An oval bank (28m by 18m ) is thought to be a post medieval 'improvement' (NRHE 209543).Traces of an original berm and partially surviving external ring ditch are visible on lidar <10> on the southern and eastern sides outside of the post medieval enclosure.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDO12591 Monograph: Crawford, O G S and Keiller, A. 1928. Wessex from the Air. 58-61 Plan.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 130.
- <3> SDO16726 Serial: Society of Antiquaries of London. 1965. The Antiquaries Journal 45. 45. 41-7.
- <4> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 63.
- <5> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1978.
- <6> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 49.
- <7> SDO14228 Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1994. Shapwick Parish, Kingston Lacy Estate, Wessex Region. 52.
- <8> SDO12388 Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 2010. Geophysical survey report, Three Barrows, Badbury Rings.
- <9> SDO18098 Aerial Photograph: Alexander Kieller Collection. 14-JUL-1924. ALK 7415/257.
- <10> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209543.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9583 0294 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90SE |
| Civil Parish | Shapwick; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 019 047
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SE 36 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209543
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Badbury Rings Barrow Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shapwick 47
Record last edited
Dec 24 2023 8:17AM