Monument record MDO6739 - Fern Barrow, Talbot Heath, Poole
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Summary
A bowl barrow with a mound about 14metres in diameter and one metre high. The barrow has been damaged and partly dug away particularly on the northern side. The quarry ditch surrounding the mound from which material to construct the mound was derived is no longer visible but will survive as a buried feature about 2 metres wide.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
SZ 07009258. Fern Barrow (site of), a bowl barrow measured by W G Wallace in 1919 when the dimensions were 14 paces diameter and 5 ft high. Opened in 1930 and a turf shelter built against the north side. <2>
Fern Barrow, bowl (?), originally about 42 ft diameter and about 4 1/2 ft, but much damaged. <3>
SZ 069925. Fern Barrow - a round barrow much mutilated and dug away. <4>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1931-2.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 126.
- <3> 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. p447.
- <4> SDO17344 Index: Department of the Environment. Department of the Environment (Inspector of Ancient Monuments) Record Form. 10/11/1977.
- <5> SDO17468 Scheduling record: Historic England. Scheduled Monument Notification. 29/04/1998.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458158.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 0698 9259 (19m by 19m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09SE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 843
- Scheduled Monument DO843: The Fern Barrow, Talbot Heath
- Scheduled Monument SM29594
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 5 000 361
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 SE 33
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458158
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poole 361
Record last edited
Feb 16 2022 2:49PM