Monument record MDO6318 - Bowl barrow in Blackbush Plantation, Wimborne St Giles
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Summary
A round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. One of a group of four aligned north-south in Blackbush Plantation. In 1975 this monument was reported as being about twenty-two metres in diameter and just over one metre high. The monument is in woodland.
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Full Description
(Centred SU 03131579) Tumuli (NR). <2>
One of four barrows (70-73), aligned N.-S. in Blackbush Plantation, lie at about 300 ft. above O.D., well down the W. slope of a ridge near Water Lake Bottom.
(70) Bowl (03121571); diam. 73 ft., ht. 4 1/2 ft.
This record now deals solely with bowl barrow (70). The remainder are now recorded separately.
A bowl barrow, one of a group of four aligned north-south in Blackbush Plantation. It was described by RCHME as a mound 73 feet in diameter and 4.5 feet high. <1, 3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1>XY SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 145. [Mapped feature: #343563 ]
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 101.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213571.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0312 1571 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NW |
| Civil Parish | Wimborne St Giles; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 070
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 62A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213571
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 70
Record last edited
Oct 31 2022 9:33AM
