Monument record MDO7107 - Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Bere Regis
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow situated on a plateau known as Black Hill. The barrow has a mound composed of earth, sand and turf with a diameter of 12 metres and a height of 1.4 metres. Surrounding the mound is a ditch from which material was quarried during the construction of the monument. The ditch has become infilled over the years, but will survive as a buried feature 1.5 metres wide. This bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
This barrow has a diameter of 12.0 metres and a height of 1.4 metres. It has no surrounding ditch and is covered with heather and fern. A bowl barrow. <1>
A bowl barrow; no details given. <3>
SY 8399 9421. Bowl barrow, 37 ft diameter and 2 1/2 ft high. <4>
SY 8399 9422. No change. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery. The barrow is formed of a sub-circular mound measuring 12 m in diameter. {3} It is scheduled together with five other barrows on Black Hill (see linked records) of which five could be seen on lidar imagery. This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <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 SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR.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 15-SEP-52.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <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. 454.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 11-FEB-81.
- <6> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456242.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Bere Regis (Monument) (MDO7106)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle (Monument) (MDO8044)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle (Monument) (MDO8045)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle (Monument) (MDO8046)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle (Monument) (MDO8047)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8399 9421 (23m by 23m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 1015897: Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
- Scheduled Monument SM29050/04
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 078
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 456242
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 16
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 78
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Black Hill Group
Record last edited
Mar 24 2023 7:22AM