Monument record MDO7108 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, south east of Furze Coppice, Bere Regis

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery to the south east of Furze Coppice, Bere Regis.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

B has a diameter of 14.0 metres and a height of 1.7 metres and has no surrounding ditch. Like A it has been mutilated by the passage of vehicles in an East-West direction. A heather covered bowl barrow. <2> 'B' (79) SY 8353 9444. Bowl barrow, 61 ft diameter and 3 1/2ft high, damaged by tanks. <3> 'B' SY 8353 9443. diameter 12.0m, height 1.4m. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4> B- A large bowl barrow; no details given. <5> A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery to the south east of Furze Coppice, Bere Regis. The barrow is formed of a sub-circular mound measuring 13 m in diameter. {3} It is scheduled together with a second barrow located approximately 72 m to the north west (see linked record). This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 15/09/1952.
  • <3> 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.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 12/02/1981.
  • <5> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456257.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8352 9443 (20m by 20m) (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: 6 003 079
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 456257
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 19B
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456257
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 79

Record last edited

Oct 13 2023 3:39PM

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