Monument record MDO7131 - Bowl barrow, Bere Regis
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Summary
One of a line of three barrows on the centre of a ridge. In 1970 this monument was described as around 87 feet in diameter with a mound 1 foot high, spread and reduced by ploughing. The site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1989 and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'A'. A large bowl barrow. (No dimensions given). <2>
'A' - A bowl barrow 35.5 metres diameter, 1.5 metres high. Under root crop and with no indication of a ditch or excavation. <3>
'A' (102) - SY 83399668. Bowl (?) barrow, 87ft diameter and 1ft high, spread and almost destroyed by ploughing. Grinsell lists this barrow as 30 paces diameter and 3ft high in 1957. <4-5>
"SY 834967. Round barrow north of Millum Head. Scheduled". <6>
'A'. SY 83409664. A close inspection was not possible because of crops, but from a distance the barrow appears to be as described (4). Revised from R.C.H.M. measurements at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <7>
The site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1989 <8> 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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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 SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various.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 12-NOV-54.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 89.
- <5> 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.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 60.
- <7> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 15-MAY-81.
- <8> SDO19879 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 11-JUL-1989. NMR 4527/30.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455955.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8339 9668 (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: 6 003 102
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 38 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455955
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 102
Record last edited
Dec 5 2023 11:05AM
