Monument record MDO7041 - Bowl barrow on Stoborough Heath, Arne
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Summary
Bowl barrow diameter 55 feet, hight 5.5 feet. The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Tumulus (NR) (Three times) (A - SY 93078481 : B - SY 9307 8465 : C - SY 92988449). (1)
Three Bowl Barrows. (2)
'A' is a rather poorly shaped bowl barrow with diameter of 17.0m and a height of 1.5m with no surrounding ditch. Heather covered with no apparent signs of mutilation. 'B' has a diameter of 22.0m and a max height of 2.4m. and has no surrounding ditch. A hollow in the top has a diameter of 3.0m and is 0.4m deep. A
small portion at the Eastern base has been cut away.
A heather and gorse covered Bowl Barrow.
'C' Is a badly mutilated bowl barrow. A trench in the East
measures 4.0m long and 1.8m wide and appears to have been cut
for soil extractions and not excavation. It is badly pitted all
over and now serves as a rubbish dump.
The barrow has a diameter of 16.5m and is 1.4m high and has no
surrounding ditch.
A.B.C. Bowl Barrows. (3)
'A'. Bowl barrow on almost level site. Diameter 55ft. Height
5 1/2 feet.
'B'. Bowl barrow. Diameter 65 feet, height 8 feet.
Excavation in centre and on east.
'C'. Bowl barrow on almost level site, crossed by parish boundary
with Church Knowle. Diameter 54 feet, height 4 1/2 feet. Dug into
on top. (4)
Round barrows at SY 931847 on Stoborough Heath.
Scheduled. (5)
'A'. SY 93078480. Arne 18.
'B'. SY 93078465. Arne 17.
'C'. SY 92988450. Arne 21.
Three bowl barrows listed. 'C' is on the Church Knowle boundary. (2)
These widely spaced three round barrows are submerged under
dense impenetrable gorse; although detailed inspection was
impossible they appear not to have suffered serious depredation
since the report of 1970 (4).
Published 1:2500 survey accepted. (6)
Bowl barrow diameter 55 feet, hight 5.5 feet.[1] The barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (3). It is 17m across and was ditially plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> 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. 435.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. pp 86-7.
- <3> SDO13468 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7058-9.
- <4> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 83.
- <5> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 59.
- <6> SDO16261 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Field Investigators Comments. 04/05/1986.
- <7> SDO17387 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Schedule Entry. 07/08/1996.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9307 8481 (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: 6 002 041
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW 40A
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Arne 41
Record last edited
Jan 15 2024 11:31AM
