Monument record MDO7028 - Bronze Age round barrow, Worgret Way Farm, Arne
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow 20m in diameter and 0.5m high. A circular mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Worgret Way Farm, Arne. It is considered likely to be the remains of a Bronze Age barrow.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A large ditched Bowl Barrow. <2>
A mound 16.5 metres diameter and 1.5 metres high, with traces of a ditch 0.8 metres and 0.1 metres deep, but this is under the bowl barrow. Slight mutilation in the top. (3) SY 89658729. Bowl barrow, about 55ft diameter and 4ft high. Ploughed. <4>
SY 89658729. Bowl barrow, as described above (3), although the ditch can no longer be traced. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <5>
A circular mound, approximately 14.4m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Worgret Way Farm, Arne <7-8>. It is considered likely to be the remains of a Bronze Age barrow. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is still visible as an earthwork on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1926-7 and 1938.
- <2> SWX4483 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1934-55. Dorset Barrows. 86.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 29-JUL-52.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 16-JUN-81.
- <6> SDO17351 Scheduling record: DCMS. 1999. Scheduled Monument Notification 1999.
- <7> SDO13188 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7093-94.
- <8> SDO13137 Aerial Photograph: Pan Government Agreement. 2008. PGA.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455193.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8965 8729 (18m by 15m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88NE |
| Civil Parish | Arne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO 244
- Scheduled Monument SM29079: Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m North West of High Tor
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 002 028
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NE 21
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455193
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Arne 28
Record last edited
Nov 14 2023 1:45PM