Monument record MDO7145 - Bowl barrow, Bere Regis
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Summary
A ring-ditch interpreted as a probable Bronze Age round barrow. In 1970 this monument was recorded as being 66 feet in diameter, and visible only as a cropmark.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
('A' - SY 86179641) "A single circular cropmark in clover Sept 1948". <1>
'A' - Not visible in area under weeds. <2>
'A' - (116) - SY 86179643. Barrow? Visible only as a crop-mark circle, 66ft diameter. <3>
The barrows are presently under crop and inaccessible. 'A'. Not visible, not discernibe on air photographs and not mentioned by Grinsell. <4>
SY 86059639 Three bowl barrows 515m SE of East Field Farm, the easternmost known as Bolton's Barrow. The barrows each have a mound composed of earth, flint and chalk with maximum dimensions of between 30m-32m in diameter and between c.0.35-0.6m high. <5>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX2203 Map: Anon. Undated. Pte 6 inch Dorset County Museum (Anon undated).
- <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 SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various.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 SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA.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> SDO19633 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 18-APR-1980. OS 80/021 220-2.
- <4.2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 88.
- <5> SDO17468 Scheduling record: Historic England. Scheduled Monument Notification. 17-Mar-97.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455720.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8617 9643 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NE |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument SM28353
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 116
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 9
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455720
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 116
Record last edited
Mar 14 2023 3:26PM