Monument record MDO6229 - Bowl barrow, West Parley

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A bowl barrow reported in 1975 as being around 40 feet in diameter with a mound about two feet high.

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`B': A bowl barrow, diameter 10.0m., height 0.4m. With no visible ditch. Both barrows are heather covered, and situated in the gardens of a private house. <2> The bowl barrow published at SZ 07929863 on the OS 25" 1959 has been destroyed and is in a levelled building plot. OS 1:2500 surveys revised. <4> SZ 07939864. Bowl barrow, 40 feet in diameter and 2 feet high, now destroyed. <5-6> Listed under bowl barrows. <7>

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1927-38.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 29-NOV-55.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1971.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 15-AUG-73.
  • <5> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 76.
  • <6> Scheduling record: DOE. 1978. Scheduled Monument Notification DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978.
  • <7> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement.
  • <8> Scheduling record: DCMS. 1997. Scheduled Monument Notification 1997. 16/05/1997.
  • <9> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457824.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0793 9864 (point)
Map sheet SZ09NE
Civil Parish West Parley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 024 011
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NE 48 B
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457824
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: West Parley 11

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Mar 20 2023 2:46PM

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