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> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 15/09/1952.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 12/02/1981.
- <5> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement.
- <6> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <7> SDO14739 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