Monument record MDO6231 - Ralph's Barrow, Parley Common, West Parley
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Summary
A bowl barrow reported in 1975 as being around 90 feet in diameter with a mound about 7 feet high. The barrow is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from these sources by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Full Description
Bowl barrow, 30 paces in diameter, 7 feet high. Slight ditch. (5)
A heather-covered bowl barrow, 25.0m. in diameter and 2.0m. high. There are unsurveyable traces of a surrounding ditch. (6)
SZ 08609883. Ralph's Barrow. A bowl barrow, 90 feet in diameter and 7 feet high. (7-8)
The barrow is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from these sources by the Dorset Stour NMP project (1-3, 10).
The barrow is visible as an elliptical mound 23m long by 21m wide. The outer ditch is visible on current Lidar imagery and is about 2.3m wide (10).
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1927-38.
- <2> SDO16095 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-45. RAF/106G/LA/187 RS 4043-4.
- <3> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SZ 09 NE 49.
- <4> SDO16116 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 28-MAY-47. RAF/CPE/UK/2102 RS 4290-1.
- <5> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <6> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. 29/11/1955.
- <7> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 77.
- <8> SWX2557 Monograph: 1978. List of ancient monuments in England: Volume 1, Northern England; Volume 2, Southern England; Volume 3, East Anglia and the Midlands Vol 2. Vol 2. 71.
- <9> SDO17426 Scheduling record: DCMS. 1997. Scheduled Monument Notification 1997. 16/05/1997.
- <10> SDO15442 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457827.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0860 9883 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NE |
| Civil Parish | West Parley; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 024 013
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NE 49
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457827
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: West Parley 13
Record last edited
Mar 20 2023 2:57PM