Monument record MDO7099 - Bronze Age round barrow, Warren, Bere Regis
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow reported in 1970 as being a mound about three feet high and 46 feet across, possibly surrounded by a ditch. The mound has a hollow in the top, thought to have been caused by antiquarian investigation. A circular mound is visible as an earthwork at this location on aerial photographs. It is considered likely to be the remains of the Bronze Age round barrow described above.
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Full Description
A circular mound, approximately 14.8m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork at this location on aerial photographs <7>. It is considered likely to be the remains of the Bronze Age round barrow described above. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.
The diameter of the mound is 12.0 metres and the height in the southern quadrant 1.3 metres. The ditch, which is absent in the south and west, elsewhere averages 2.0 metres wide and 0.4 metres deep. A circular depression on top has a diameter of 6.0 metres and a depth of 1.0 metres. The barrow is covered in gorse and
heather. A bowl barrow. <2>
A large bowl barrow with hole in centre, and a ditch. No dimensions given. <3>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow located on a on south-facing slope of a narrow valley was reported in 1970 as being a mound about three feet high and 46 feet across, possibly surrounded by a ditch. The mound has a hollow in the top, thought to have been caused by antiquarian investigation. <4>
Ploughed out - no remains. <5>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 10-SEP-52.
- <3> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <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> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 14-MAY-81.
- <6> SDO17381 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Monument Notification. 17-May-00.
- <7> SDO13153 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 2061-62.
- <8> SDO17384 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/096 RCHME Inventory: Dorset III (Central).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456129.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8547 9099 (19m by 16m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SE |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 070
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 456129
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SE 7
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456129
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 70
Record last edited
Mar 8 2023 3:20PM