Monument record MDO6761 - Bowl Barrow, Canford Heath, Poole
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Summary
Bowl barrow with slight traces of a ditch. It has been damaged by rabbits. The barrow is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from these by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(b) (SZ 02589624) Diameter 40ft. Height 4ft. Ditched, unopened, honeycombed by rabbits. <1>
B: A bracken covered bowl barrow with slight unsurveyable traces of a ditch except on the west and southwest where the ditch is 1.0m. Wide and 0.1m deep. The mound has a diameter of 12.0m., and is 1.3m. High. It has been much rabbited. <3>
Bowl barrows. <4>
'B'. SZ 02589624. Bowl barrow, diameter 12.0 metres, height 1.2 metres. Traces of a ditch but unsurveyable. 'B'. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <6>
The barrow is visible on 1940's aerial photographs and on current Lidar imagery where it shows as a 12m in diameter mound with a 1.3m wide ditch <7 and 8>. It was digitally plotted from these sources by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO17433 Article in serial: Wallace, W G. 1919-23. Bournemouth Natural Science Society 6" map and private notes.
- <2> SDO17328 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1938.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 14/11/1955.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <5> 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.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 26/06/1981.
- <7> SDO16029 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3255-6.
- <8> SDO15442 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457992.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0258 9625 (point) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NW |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 5 000 380
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NW 29
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NW 29
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457992
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poole 380
Record last edited
Oct 19 2022 6:37PM
