Monument record MDO7264 - Bowl barrow west of The Five Marys barrow group, Chaldon Herring
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery to the west of the Five Marys barrow group, Chaldon Herring.
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Full Description
A round barrow of possible bowl-type, 41ft diameter x 1.5ft high, disturbed in centre. <1> <3>
SY 78688418. Barrow, in rough grass, diameter 12.0m, height 0.4m. No visible ditch. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery <5> to the west of the Five Marys barrow group, Chaldon Herring. The barrow is sub-circular and measures 10 m in diameter. It has a narrow ditch around it, which is curtailed on the northern side by a modern field boundary. This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 98.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <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. 441.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 17-JUL-80.
- <5> SDO13147 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454226.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7869 8418 (point) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SE |
| Civil Parish | Chaldon Herring; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 005 050
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SE 31
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454226
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Chaldon Herring 50
Record last edited
Jul 7 2023 2:09PM
