Monument record MDO7214 - Bowl barrow, one of the Bloxworth Down Group, Bloxworth
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Summary
A bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 67 feet in diameter with a mound about 4 feet high. The site of this round barrow is visible as a low earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, 24 paces in diameter and 4 feet high. <2>
A bowl barrow, 25.5 m in diameter and 1.7 m. high, with no sign of a ditch. It is on fairly level ground and has been recently ploughed. It is visible as a crop-soil mark on air-photograph : CPE/UK/1974/3345. <3>
(43) - SY 87289651. Bowl (?) barrow, 67 ft diameter and 4 ft high. <4>
The bowl barrow is visible under crop, though at present inaccessible. Survey on (5) retained on M.S.D. <6>
The site of this round barrow is visible as a low earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM. <8>
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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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> SDO16261 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Field Investigators Comments. 04/11/1954.
- <4> SDO18020 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map. 25 inch. 1959.
- <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. 440.
- <6> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. 28/05/1981.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455745.
- <8> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8728 9651 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NE |
| Civil Parish | Bloxworth; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO631: Round barrows on Bloxworth Down
- Scheduled Monument SM29073
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 004 043
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 16
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455745
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bloxworth 43
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bloxworth Down Group
Record last edited
Jun 23 2023 1:32PM