Monument record MDO7098 - Bowl barrow, Bere Regis
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery on Gallows Hill, Bere Regis.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A large bowl barrow, no details given. <2>
This barrow has a diameter of 17.0 metres and a height of 1.5 metres with no trace of a surrounding ditch. It has been much mutilated by the crossing of tanks in a north-south direction. A heather covered bowl barrow. <3>
SY 8432 9102. Bowl barrow, 58ft diameter and 51/2ft high, damaged by tanks, situated on Gallows Hill. <4>
SY 8432 9102: No change. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery <7> on Gallows Hill, Bere Regis. The barrow is sub-circular in shape and measures 16 m in diameter. This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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 SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR.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 10-SEP-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. 436.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 06-FEB-81.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456313.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8432 9102 (20m by 19m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 069
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 31
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456313
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 69
Record last edited
Mar 24 2023 3:34PM
