Monument record MDO6230 - Mag's Barrow, West Parley
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Summary
A bowl barrow reported in 1975 as being around 84 feet in diameter with a mound about 6 feet high, encircled by a substantial ditch. The barrow is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from these by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow 27 paces in diameter. 6 ft. high, surrounded by a ditch 3 paces wide. 1 ft. deep. <3>
A heather-covered bowl barrow 25.0m. in diameter and 2.0m. high. The surrounding ditch is 2.0m. wide and 0.3m. deep. <4>
SZ 08369859. Mag's Barrow. Bowl barrow, 84 feet in diameter and 6 feet high with a substantial ditch around it. <5>
The barrow is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from these by the Dorset Stour NMP project (2, 9).
The feature is visible on current Lidar imagery as a low elliptical mound 27.8m long by 24.4m wide (4). The northwest side of the mound appears cut through, possibly by activity associated with th wartime military camp (MDO41394) which closely surrounded it during the Second World War. An outer ditch is also visible on current Lidar imagery; this appears to vary in width between 1.2m and 2.4m. It also appears to be truncated on its north side by modern housing development but a 1945 aerial photograph appears to show it intact on the north side at this time (2 and 9). The outer ditch may also have been truncated or cut by a post medieval field boundary (MDO41395), although its line is still visible on current Lidar imagery, suggesting it may survive below ground (9).
A possible sub-circular earthwork 4.8m long by 4.6m wide is visible on top of the barrow and offset slightly northeast of centre in a 1945 aerial photograph (2). The earthwork has a 1.7m by 1.4m opening or hollow at its centre. This may have been a military dug-out or observation post assoicated with the adjacent wartime military camp (MDO41394).
The feature is below trees on current Google Earth imagery, where it is situated in the middle of a modern housing estate.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO17376 Map: Annotated Record Map 6 inch. 1927-38.
- <2> SDO16095 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-45. RAF/106G/LA/187 RS 4043-4.
- <3> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. 29/11/1955.
- <5> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 77.
- <6> SDO17448 Scheduling record: DOE. 1978. Scheduled Monument Notification DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978.
- <7> SDO17426 Scheduling record: DCMS. 1997. Scheduled Monument Notification 1997. 16/05/1997.
- <9> SDO15442 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457830.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0836 9859 (point) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NE |
| Civil Parish | West Parley; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 024 012
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NE 50
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457830
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: West Parley 12
Record last edited
Mar 20 2023 2:46PM
