Monument record MDO7420 - Bronze Age round barrow, Woodyhyde Farm, Corfe Castle
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Summary
A circular mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of fields to the west of Woodyhyde Farm. It is considered likely to be the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 61 feet in diameter with a mound about 3½ feet high, spread and irregular.
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Full Description
A mound, very distorted and ill-defined due to ploughing, which at present is approx. 20.0m. Diameter and maximum height of 0.6m. No trace of a ditch. <2>
SY 97148059. Bowl barrow, 24 paces diameter and 4 1/2ft high. <3>
SY 97148059. Mound, possible bowl barrow, about 61ft diameter and 3 1/2ft high although spread and irregular. <4>
SY 972806. Round barrow 500 yards north of Afflington Farm. Scheduled. <5>
A bowl barrow, spead NW/SE by ploughing, and now with diameters of 25m by 20m. It is situated on slight hillock with which it merges and the height of the mound is approximately 0.5m. From a distance a dark soil mark around the mound may represent a ditch, but this cannot be distinguished close to in the ploughed ground. Surveyed at 1:2500 on OS plan. The D.O.E. N.G. Reg obviously applies to this barrow. <7>
A circular mound, approximately 13.3m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of fields to the west of Woodyhyde Farm, Corfe Castle <10>. It is considered likely to be the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck mapping project.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1927-38.
- <2> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 12-DEC-52.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 103.
- <4> 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. 443.
- <5> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 62.
- <6> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 41.
- <7> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 21-APR-86.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 97/H/19.
- <10> SDO13673 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7063-64.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456781.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 9715 8059 (21m by 15m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Castle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 194
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 456781
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SE 10
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Corfe Castle 194
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Corfe Common Barrow Group
Record last edited
Mar 16 2023 4:20PM