Monument record MDO7040 - Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath, Arne

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Summary

Bowl barrow with excavation in centre, diameter 65 feet, hight 8 feet. The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

Bowl barrow with excavation in centre, diameter 65 feet, hight 8 feet (1). The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (3-6). It is 23m across and was ditially plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 435.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 86.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7058-9.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4411-2.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 18-NOV-2005. NMR SY9284 6-10 (NMR 24141/03-7).
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 18-NOV-2005. NMR SY9384/1-2 (NMR 24140/8 AND 10).
  • <7> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 82.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9307 8466 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY98SW
Civil Parish Arne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 002 040
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 40
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Arne 40

Record last edited

Sep 20 2018 4:32PM

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