Monument record MDO7112 - Bowl barrow, Bere Regis
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Summary
A circular soil mark around 50 feet in diameter seen on a vertical air photograph taken in the late 1940s. Situated on the summit of a low ridge and interpreted as a Bronze Age round barrow surviving as a slight mound. In 1970 this monument was reported as being in arable.
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Full Description
Bowl barrow, 15 paces diameter and 1ft high north east of Woodbury. <2>
Bowl barrow, now a vague mound much spread and ploughed with approximate dimenions of 16.0m diameter and 0.5m high. No trace of ditch. <3>
SY 85949507 Barrow (?) visible as circular soil-mark at lease 50ft across on air photograph). <4>
No remains of a barrow can be seen the field, which is currently under pasture. Published barrow deleted on 1:2500 M.S.D. <5>
A bowl barrow with a mound composed of earth, flint and chalk, with maximum dimensions of 15 metres in diameter and up to 0.35 metres in height. The mound is surronded by a quarry ditch which has become infilled over the years, but will survive as a buried feature circa 1.5 metres wide. There is a quarry to the east of the barrow and spoil generated by this has been used to level the surrounding area, thereby obscuring the profile of the barrow. <7>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 1952-09-12.
- <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.
- <4.1> SDO19639 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4125.
- <5> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 1981-05-15.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 455778.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8594 9507 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NE |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 083
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 25
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455778
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 83
Record last edited
Mar 15 2023 12:12PM