Monument record MDO6019 - 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 25 feet in diameter with a mound about one foot high. The barrow is visible 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
Listed as a bowl barrow, 25ft diameter and 1 foot high, at ST 96270328. <1> <3>
A low grass-covered mound, 0.7m high and 9.0m diameter with unsurveyable traces of a surrounding ditch is visible at ST 96290328. The mound has the appearance of a very small bowl barrow but whether of Roman or earlier date is uncertain. Shown on the plan accompanying 'Wessex from the Air' but not described. <2>
A Bronze Age round barrow, surviving as an earthwork is visible on aerial photographs and lidar imagery <5-6> and was digitially plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M. The mound is 7 metres across.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 64.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 26-MAR-54.
- <2.1> SDO12591 Monograph: Crawford, O G S and Keiller, A. 1928. Wessex from the Air. plan 58.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 130.
- <4> SDO14228 Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1994. Shapwick Parish, Kingston Lacy Estate, Wessex Region. 52.
- <5> SDO18098 Aerial Photograph: Alexander Kieller Collection. 14-JUL-1924. ALK 7415/257.
- <6> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209531.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9627 0328 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90SE |
| Civil Parish | Shapwick; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 019 054
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SE 32
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209531
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Badbury Rings Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shapwick 54
Record last edited
Feb 8 2023 11:50AM