Monument record MDO7421 - Bowl barrow on Corfe Common, Corfe Castle
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Summary
One of two Bronze Age bowl barrows on a highpoint in an area which was ploughed and cultivated in World War II. Both mounds appear to be built over lynchets and neither shows traces of an enclosing ditch. Both mounds are spread and are now under permanent pasture.
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Full Description
'A' Surveyed at SY 97238110 is a turf covered mound with a diameter of 18.0m. and a height of 1.0m. With no ditch, berm or signs of mutilation. <1>
'A'-(195)-SY 97248112. Bowl barrow, 50ft diameter and 2 1/2 ft high on tip of spur. Ploughed. <3>
Two earthern round barrows, both spread by the plough, stand in a prominent position in an area of undulating arable fields. A. SY 97238110. This spread mound measures from 20.0m to 22.0m in diameter and ranges from 1.0m to 1.9m in height, its southern slopes merge into the natural hillslopes. … There is no evidence of stone content nor enclosing ditches with either barrow.
The low ploughed-down lynchet extends from the eastern side of barrow 'B' for 50.0m before it is lost under an overgrown hedge. Surveyed at 1:2500. <5>
Two bronze age bowl barrows survive on a highpoint in an area which was ploughed and cultivated in World War II. Both mounds appear to be constructed over lynchets and neither exhibits traces of an enclosing ditch. Both mounds are spread and are now under permanent pasture.
SY9723811 A spread bowl barrow 20m in diameter and from 0.9m to 2m high. … Both mounds appear to be constructed on SW-facing lynchets. <6>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 09-AUG-52.
- <2> SDO12508 Article in serial: Farrar R A H (ed ). 1959. Two possible barrows and remains of a flint industry near Little Woolgarston, Corfe Common; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 81.
- <2> SDO59 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1960. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1959. 81. 107-108.
- <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. 443.
- <4> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 42.
- <5> SDO17630 Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin. Field investigator's comments MJF. F2 MJF 13-OCT-86.
- <6> SDO17630 Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin. Field investigator's comments MJF. Field Investigation 20 Dec 2003.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AF00137.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456789.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9724 8112 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Castle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 195
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SE 12A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456789
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Corfe Castle 195
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Corfe Common Group
Record last edited
Mar 16 2023 4:41PM