Monument record MDO6158 - Possible Barrow or Searchlight Battery, Sturminster Marshall
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Summary
A low grass covered mound, recorded as a destroyed barrow on a map in the Dorset County Museum and interpreted as a possible barrow by the RCHME. Identified as the site of a WW2 searchlight battery by the local farmer in 1981.
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Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Marked as 'tumulus quite destroyed' on a Ministry of Works map in the Dorset County Museum. <1>
(SY 93769955) A grass covered mound 8.0m. diameter and approximately 0.3m. high, with no sign of a surrounding ditch. A depression in the mound appears to be the result of a major excavation, the rim of the barrow being the main source of identification. <2>
Possible barrow formerly stood 145 yards south of Newton Peveril Farm. <4>
At SY 93669955,is a low grass-covered mound, almost ploughed out (0.1 metre high). The owner of the field states that it was the site of a searchlight battery in the War. On a flat water-meadow, it is in an unlikely position for a barrow. <5>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO17443 Map: Rivet, A L F. Annotated record map 6". 21.5.1953.
- <1.1> SWX2203 Map: Anon. Undated. Pte 6 inch Dorset County Museum (Anon undated).
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 17-MAR-54.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 132.
- <4> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 453.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 19-FEB-81.
- <5.1> SDO20109 Verbal communication: Oral: Newton Peveril Farm.
- <6> SDO134 Index: Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1986. Dorset Barrow Survey.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457244.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9366 9955 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NW |
| Civil Parish | Sturminster Marshall; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 021 054
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NW 7
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457244
Record last edited
Sep 8 2023 10:29AM
