Monument record MDO7128 - Bowl barrow, Bere Regis
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Summary
A bowl barrow on a ridge. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 61 feet in diameter with a mound about 2 feet high.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow, 20 paces in diameter and 3 1/2ft. high. (2)
A bowl barrow, 24 metres diameter, 2.0 metres high. Under root crop. No sign of excavation. (3)
SY 82579728. Bowl barrow, 61ft diameter and 2ft high, ploughed and situated at the floor of a lynchet (see SY 89 NW 33). (4)
SY 82579727. It was not possible to visit this barrow because of crops. Revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. from R.C.H.M. measurements. (5)
A bowl barrow located 790 metres north-east of Haywards Farm. The barrow mound is composed of earth, flint and chalk and measures up to 18 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres in height. It forms part of a group of 11 barrows, which together form a round barrow cemetery on Roke Down. (6)
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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 15-NOV-54.
- <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. 437.
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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> SDO17381 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Monument Notification. 09-MAR-2001.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455935.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8257 9728 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 099
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 34
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455935
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 99
Record last edited
Mar 20 2023 11:03AM