Monument record MDO6759 - Bowl Barrow, Canford Heath, Poole
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Summary
Site of Bronze Age round barrow destroyed by gravel quarrying.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Barrow now destroyed by gravel extraction.
(SZ 03439613; SZ 03449615) Tumuli (NR) (1)
Bowl barrows. (2)
(b) (SZ 03439613) Diameter 45ft. Height 2ft. No ditch, depressed flat top. (3)
B: This barrow has been destroyed, probably by the surface diggings 0.3m. - 0.5m. deep, which now cover its site. (4)
(SZ 03439613) Tumulus (NR) (Site of) (NAT)
RCHM (6) state that barrow 'A' to the north-east is destroyed and barrow 'B' is extant, the reverse of that stated by auth.4.
The surviving barrow is 43 feet in diameter and 5 feet high, hollowed on top, now damaged and isolated in a gravel pit.
Scheduled (one of a group of barrows). (7). (6-7)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457997.
- --- SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- --- SWX3467 Article in serial: Wallace, W G. 1919-1923. Proceedings of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society 6 and private notes.
- <1> 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. 448.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0343 9614 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NW |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 5 000 378
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NW 30
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457997
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poole 378
Record last edited
Dec 7 2021 6:55PM