Monument record MDO7003 - Bronze Age Bowl Barrow in Throop Clump, Affpuddle
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Summary
A bowl barrow reported as being around 62 feet in diameter with a mound about 8½ feet high, though damaged. The barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A large bowl barrow, no details given. <2>
This barrow has a diameter of 19.0 metres and a height of 2.0 metres and has no surrounding ditch. It has not been mutilated except for a small military slit trench at its base in the North East quadrant. Heather and gorse covered Bowl Barrow. <3>
SY 8249 9241. Bowl barrow, 62ft diameter and 8 1/2ft high but damaged, situated in Throap Clump. <5>
SY 8249 9240, diameter 22.0m, height 2.2m, badly mutilated by digging with a pit near the centre 4.0m in diameter. No visible ditch. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>
The Bronze Age barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery adjacent to Throop Clump. The barrow is sub-circular in shape and measures 20 m in diameter. <8> This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 11-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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 06-FEB-81.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456271.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8248 9240 (32m by 32m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| 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: 6 001 060
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 23
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456271
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Affpuddle 60
Record last edited
Mar 24 2023 2:57PM