Monument record MDO7111 - Stand Barrow, Bere Regis
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Summary
A bowl barrow reported in 1970 as being ploughed but surviving as a slight mound around one foot high and about 57 feet in diameter. The site of the barrow is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Full Description
Turf-coverd bowl barrow, 18.0m diameter and 1.2m high with no trace of ditch has been surveyed at SY 84269532. Known locally as 'Stand Barrow'. <1>
Approx SY 84329532. Prominent rise (listed under bowl barrows) ?22 paces diameter and ?3ft high marked as Stand Barrow on Isacc Taylor's estate map 1777 (Drax Ms in Dorset Co Museum). <2>
SY 8429531. Stand Barrow, bowl barrow, 57ft diameter and 1ft high, ploughed and situated on the summit of a small knoll. <4>
SY 84269533. 'Stand Barrow' (name in local use), a bowl barrow diameter 20.0 metres approximately, height 0.8 metres. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
The site of the barrow is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM. <8>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 16-SEP-52.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 89.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
- <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> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 15-MAY-81.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456020.
- <8> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8426 9533 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 082
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 53
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456020
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 82
Record last edited
Jun 27 2023 12:09PM