Monument record MDO7101 - Bronze Age round barrow, Bere Heath, Bere Regis
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Summary
A bronze age round barrow is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery of Bere Heath. It is approximately 11.5m in diameter with a surrounding outer ditch approximately 1m wide. It is one of two potential round barrows located in close proximity to one another (see also MDO7102).
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
This barrow has a dimeter of 12.0 metres and a height in the southern quadrant of 2.0 metres with no trace of a surrounding ditch. It is much pitted by tree planting trenches. A tree and heather covered Bowl Barrow. <2>
A large bowl barrow, no other details given. <3>
SY 86219290. Bowl barrow, about 30ft. diameter and 3ft. high thickly overgrown. <4>
A conifer covered bowl barrow, with traces of a ditch 1.0 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep, visible on the north and south sides. See ground photograph. Revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
A bronze age round barrow is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery of Bere Heath <6-7>. It is approximately 11.5m in diameter with a surrounding outer ditch approximately 1m wide. It is one of two potential round barrows located in close proximity to one another (see also MDO7102). This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
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 SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR.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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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 SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA.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 30-MAR-81.
- <6> SDO13147 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.
- <7> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <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 SDO17384 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 456132.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8621 9290 (15m by 15m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SE |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument SM28375
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 072
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 456132
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SE 8
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 72
Record last edited
Mar 8 2023 3:28PM