Monument record MDO6995 - Bowl Barrow in Sares Wood, Affpuddle
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Summary
A bowl barrow situated on a gentle north facing slope, overlooking the Piddle Valley to the north east and the Frome Valley to the south west. The barrow has a mound composed of earth, gravel and turf, with maximum dimensions of 18 metres in diameter and 1.1 metres in height. The mound is surrounded by a ditch from which material was quarried during the construction of the monument. The ditch has become infilled over the years, but will survive as a buried feature 1.5 metres wide. The barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery of 2010.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bowl Barrow in Sares Wood on gentle north slope. Diameter 43 feet, height 3½ feet, planted with firs. [1]
Covered with undergrowth. [2]
This barrow has a diameter of 16.0m and a height of 1.3m. It has no encircling ditch and bears no traces of mutilation. It is covered with ferns and coniferous trees. A bowl barrow. <3>
Noted, but no details given, apart from being listed as a bowl barrow.<4>
SY 7970 9251. Bowl barrow, 43ft diameter and 3 1/2ft high planted with firs and situated in Sares Wood on a gentle north slope. <5>
SY 79709251. No change: good condition. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <6>
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery of 2010 <7>. It is sub-circular in shape and measures 15 m in diameter. The 1st ed OS map <1> shows that it appears to have been used as a focus for tracks within Sares Wood. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 23-SEP-52.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- <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. 434.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 23-JAN-81.
- <7> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 454891.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7969 9251 (18m by 16m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SE |
| Civil Parish | Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 001 052
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SE 21
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454891
Record last edited
May 12 2023 2:34PM