Monument record MDO6018 - Bowl barrow, one of the Badbury Rings Group, Shapwick
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of several near Badbury Rings. In 1975 the RCHME recorded this monument as being around 55 feet in diameter with a mound about 2½ feet high with traces of a ditch around it. The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery and was digitially plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(ST 96190322). A mutilated mound thought to be of the same age and character as the Roman barrow (ST 90 SE 36). <2>
A grass covered mound 8.5m diameter and 0.7m high with surrounding ditch circa 0.7m wide and 0.2m deep, but indistinct on the N quadrant. Very low but by location possibly Roman. <3>
Listed as a bowl barrow, 55ft diameter and 2 1/2ft high with traces of a ditch, by Grinsell and RCHM. <4-5>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of several near Badbury Rings. In 1975 the RCHME recorded this monument as being around 55 feet in diameter with a mound about 2½ feet high with traces of a ditch around it. The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery <7-8> and was digitially plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M. It comprises an internal mound 11m across with external ring ditch.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SDO12591 Monograph: Crawford, O G S and Keiller, A. 1928. Wessex from the Air. 58-9.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 26-MAR-54.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 130.
- <5> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 64.
- <6> SDO14228 Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1994. Shapwick Parish, Kingston Lacy Estate, Wessex Region. 55.
- <7> SDO18098 Aerial Photograph: Alexander Kieller Collection. 14-JUL-1924. ALK 7415/257.
- <8> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209537.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9620 0322 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90SE |
| Civil Parish | Shapwick; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 019 053
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SE 34
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209537
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209537
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Badbury Rings Barrow Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shapwick 53
Record last edited
Feb 8 2023 12:21PM