Monument record MDO7001 - Bowl Barrow on Affpuddle Heath, Affpuddle
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Summary
Bowl Barrow diameter 26 feet, height 3 feet, hollowed in top. One of two bowl barrows which form part of a round barrow cemetery on Affpuddle Heath and Bryants Puddle Heath. The barrows have mounds of earth, sand and turf and are surrounded by infilled quarry ditches which survive as buried features.
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Full Description
Another tumulus (B) a ditched bowl barrow, is noted at SY 8147 9245. <1>
B. Surveyed at SY 8148 9243 is a heather covered bowl barrow with a diameter of 9.0 metres and a height of 1.2 metres. It has a surrounding ditch with an average width of 1.5 metres and an average depth of 0.2 metres. A hollow in the top of the barrow has a diameter of 2.5 metres and a depth of 0.8 metres. There were no surface finds in the vicinity of these two bowl barrows. <2>
B- (58) SY 8149 9243. Bowl barrow, 26ft diameter and 3ft high with hollow on top (but see Grinsell (Authy 2) and Field Investigators (Authy 3) description as ditched bowl). <5>
SY 801 923 - SY 815 924: Round barrows on Affpuddle and Bryants Puddle Heath. Scheduled. (see also SY 89 SW 6 & 7). <6>
B - SY 8148 9243: Diameter 13.0m overall, height 1.2m. Ditch on north-east half 2.0m wide and 0.2m deep. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <7>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 24-SEP-52.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- <4> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <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> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2.
- <7> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 06-FEB-81.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 456183.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8149 9243 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
| Civil Parish | Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 001 058
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 5
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456183
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Affpuddle 58
Record last edited
Mar 24 2023 2:00PM
