Monument record MDO7030 - Possible Bronze Age round barrow, Worgret Hill, Arne
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Summary
A possible Bronze Age round barrow, now converted into a tree-covered and revetted garden feature. A circular mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Worgret Hill, Arne. It is considered likely to be the remains of the round barrow described above. It is one of a group of dispersed barrows which make up the Worgret Heath group.
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Full Description
'A' Diameter 20.0 metres; height 1.7 metres. Flat topped with no sign of berm or ditch. Now an ornamented mound in the garden with brick steps up the S side, and planted with shrubs. A stone wall 0.7 metres high surrounds the foot of the mound. Probably a bowl barrow. <2>
The barrow forms an outlier of the Worgret Heath round barrow cemetery. <5>
A circular mound, approximately 18m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Worgret Heath, Arne <6>. It is considered likely to be the remains of the round barrow described above. It is one of a group of dispersed barrows which make up the Worgret Heath group. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX2257 Map: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. Prov. Ed. 6 inch.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 30-JUL-52.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 86.
- <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> SWX2762 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1996. County list of Scheduled Monuments : March 1996.
- <6> SDO13435 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 14-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA/194 236-38.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456654.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 9024 8701 (21m by 21m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98NW |
| Civil Parish | Arne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 002 030
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 NW 4
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456654
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Arne 30
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Worgret Heath Group
Record last edited
Feb 3 2024 9:10AM
