Monument record MDO6021 - Round barrow, Shapwick
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Summary
A plough-levelled Bronze Age round barrow visible as a ring ditch with a diameter of approximately 50 feet on aerial photographs. There may be a central pit; a length of linear ditch is immediately adjacent to the east of the monument. The barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and was digitially plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M.
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Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
(ST 957025) Deep ploughing has revealed the site of a barrow (shown as a mound on OS 1" 1811), which shows as a well defined ditch circle with the position of the cist apparent in the centre. The ditch circle is 21 paces in diameter and fragments of a Bronze Age urn and an Early Iron Age or Romano-British secondary interment were found. This is possibly the site of the 'Badbury Barrow'. (See ST 90 SE 40). <1>
A barrow at ST 95800255 has been levelled by ploughing but appears as a ring ditch on air photographs (b). It is about 50ft in diameter and there are suggestions of a central pit. Immediately adjacent on the E is a length of ditch. <2>
The site of a Bronze Age round barrow comprising a ring ditch 16m across with a small central pit is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and was digitially plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M <5>.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 49.
- <1> SDO19374 Verbal communication: Field, N H. Oral: Letter from Norman Field. 19.12.64.
- <2> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 64.
- <4> SDO14228 Unpublished document: Papworth, M. 1994. Shapwick Parish, Kingston Lacy Estate, Wessex Region. 55.
- <5> SDO18111 Aerial Photograph: J R Boyden. 07-FEB-1971. JRB 371/4587.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209569.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 9580 0255 (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: 3 019 056
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SE 52
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209569
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shapwick 56
Record last edited
May 22 2023 3:27PM
