Monument record MDO6781 - Bell barrow, Barrow Hill Group, Poole
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Summary
Bell barrow, 10m in diameter and 1.3m high, with a surrounding ditch 1.5 metres wide and 0.1 metre deep, one of a group of six barrows on Barrow Hill. It may be one of the barrows excavated by J H Austen in 1847, which contained an unaccompanied cremation beneath a layer of flints. The feature is visible on 1940s aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery and was digitally plotted from these sources by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
One of a group of round barrows on Barrow Hill. Barrow 'C' - SY 99659751. Bowl barrow, 12 paces diameter and 3 feet high. Two of three barrows; Barrow 'A' (HOB uid 457153 - SY 99 NE 12) Barrow 'B' (HOB uid 1457306 - SY 99 NE 57) and Barrow C were opened in 1847by J H Austen; both contained a (primary?) cremation; at least one interment being east of centre. <2>
Barrow 'C' - Heather covered bowl barrow, 10 metres in diameter and 1.3 metres high with a surrounding ditch 1.5 metres wide and 0.1 metre deep. <3>
SY 99659752; Poole 3, a bowl barrow 12 paces in diameter and 3 feet high. <4>
Barrow 'C' - (398) SY 99669752. Bell barrow, about 22 feet in diameter and 3 feet high, with berm about 5 feet wide and ditch about 7 1/2 feet wide. Excavation information is the same as Authy 2. <5>
Barrow 'C'. SY 99669752. Bowl barrow, overall diameter 15 metres, including a ditch 2 metres wide; height 1.6 metres above ditch. The barrow is on open heathland and covered with gorse. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <6>
A bell barrow on Barrow Hill , part of a barrow cemetery of four bell barrows and two bowl barrows situated 150 metres to the southwest of Brookvale Farm. The barrow is one of four barrows aligned southwest-northeast, and survives as an earthwork . <10>
The feature is visible on 1940's aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery where it comprises a central mound approximately 10m in diameter and an almost intact 0.7m wide outer ditch, visible except for a section of its west side <8-9>. The feature was digitally plotted from these sources by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 17-NOV-1955.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 125.
- <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. 449.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 24-NOV-1980.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO16012 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xxx-xxx-2015. Geomatics Lidar DSM 50cm.
- <9> SDO16170 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RP 3198-9.
- <10> SDO17468 Scheduling record: Historic England. Scheduled Monument Notification.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1457307.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9966 9751 (point) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 5 000 398
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NE 58
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1457307
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poole 398
Record last edited
Aug 11 2022 11:48AM