Monument record MDO6783 - Bowl barrow, one of the Barrow Hill Group, Poole
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Summary
Bowl barrow, surviving as an earthwork about 6m in diameter and 0.5m high, one of a group of six barrows on Barrow Hill.
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Full Description
One of a group of round barrows on Barrow Hill. Barrow 'D' - SY 99689756 Bowl barrow, 6 paces diameter and 1feet high (RCHM). <2>
Barrow 'D' - Not investigated. <3>
SY 99689756 ; Poole 3a, a bowl barrow 6 paces in diameter and 1 foot high. <4>
Barrow 'D' - (399) - SY 9699755. Bowl(?) barrow, 19 feet diameter and 1foot high. Excavation information is the same as Authy 2. <5>
Barrow 'D'. SY 99699756. Bowl barrow, diameter 5.5 metres, height 0.4 metres. No visible ditch. The barrow is on open heathland and covered with gorse. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <6>
owl 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 with a diameter of 6 metres and height of 0.5 metres. <7>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <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 SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).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 SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various.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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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> SDO17468 Scheduling record: Historic England. Scheduled Monument Notification. 24-Jul-98.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1457308.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9969 9755 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 5 000 399
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NE 59
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1457308
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poole 399
Record last edited
Aug 11 2022 12:11PM
