Monument record MDO7142 - Rawles Barrow, Bere Regis
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Summary
A mound interpreted as a probable bowl barrow. The first recorded use of the name 'Rawles Barrow' was in 1777. In 1970 this monument was described as a low oval mound 99 feet by 72 feet, and heavily ploughed. The barrow is visible as a low earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Full Description
(SY 85709620) "Site of "Rawles Barrow" (?Tumulus)". <1>
SY 85699621. A near circular mound, 27.0 metres, diameter, 0.9 metres high taken to the north. Situated on an eastern slope and under pasture. Possibly a bowl barrow but it has more the appearance of a natural rise. No trace of a ditch or excavation. No information regarding the name 'Rawles Barrow' was obtained during field investigation. <2>
SY 85719621. 'Rawles Barrow', (shown on I. Taylor's estate map 1777), bowl (?) barrow adjoining hedge on west side of road, is now a low oval mound 99ft. By 72ft. And heavily ploughed. <3>
Rawles Barrow (name unconfirmed) is under crop but appears to be the end of a natural ridge, which may of course have once supported a barrow, since destroyed. There is nothing on air photographs. <4>
The barrow is visible as a low earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM. <7>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO17443 Map: Rivet, A L F. Annotated record map 6".
- <1.1> SWX2335 Map: DCM. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 Dorset Co Museum (Anon udt.).
- <2> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 15-NOV-54.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 28-MAY-81.
- <4.1> SDO18284 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 18-APR-1980. OS 80/021 222-3.
- <5> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455731.
- <7> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8571 9621 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NE |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 113
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 12
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455731
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 113
Record last edited
Jun 22 2023 10:12AM