Monument record MDO7130 - Bowl barrow, Bere Regis
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Summary
A bowl barrow on the slope of a ridge. In 1970 this monument was described as around 62 feet in diameter with a mound 1½ feet high. The barrow mound is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1976; it is 17m across and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow, 24 paces in diameter and 1 1/2ft high. Arable 1939, grass 1953. (2)
A bowl barrow 25.0 metres diameter, 0.9 metres high. No trace of ditch or excavation. Under grass. (3)
SY 83129714. Bowl barrow, 62ft diameter and 1 1/2ft high, ploughed and situated on the west slope of a ridge. (4)
SY 831971. Round barrow south of Horse Close Plantation. (5)
SY 83129714. Bowl barrow, diameter 23.0 metres approximately, height 0.8 metres. In arable and ploughed over. Broad ditch visible as a soil mark on air photograph. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (6)
The barrow mound is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1976 <8>; it is 17m across and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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 SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various.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> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 60.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 15-MAY-81.
- <6.1> SDO19664 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 18-APR-1980. OS/80021 V 161-2.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455940.
- <8> SDO19878 Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. 08-JUL-1976. JRB 3305/22.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8312 9714 (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: 6 003 101
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 35
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455940
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 101
Record last edited
Jun 17 2023 5:37PM
