Monument record MDO7448 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, Brenscombe Heath, Corfe Castle
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Summary
A bronze Age round barrow is visible as an earthwork on Brenscombe Heath, Corfe Castle
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bowl Barrow. Hollow in centre. <2>
A Bowl Barrow with a diameter of 9.0m. and a height of 1.0m. A hollow in the top measures 3.0m. diameter and has a depth of 0.4m. and appears to be the result of excavation. Heather covered with no trace of a ditch. <3>
SY 98638355. Bowl barrow, 30ft diameter and 3ft high with hollowed top. <4>
SY 986836. Round barrow on Brenscombe Heath. Scheduled. <6>
SY 98628354. A round barrow situated at 51m OD on high ground at the edge of a level moorland plateau.
Of earthern construction with a naturally occuring small stone content it measures 9.2m in diameter and up to 1.0m in height. A trench now 0.5m deep has at sometime been dug into the centre from the SE side with some spoil dumped against this side; a slight discolouration of the grass around the heather-covered mound may indicate the presence of a ditch. Resurveyed at 1:2500.
The moorland adjacent to the barrow is being deep ploughed, perhaps for the first time but nothing of significance was noted. <8>
Bowl barrow, 470 metres west of Burnbrake Cottage. The barrow mound measures a maximum of 10 metres in diameter and around 0.9 metres high. The surrounding quarry ditch has become infilled but will survive as a buried feature around 1.5 metres wide. Scheduled. <9>
A bronze Age round barrow, approximately 10.2m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on Brenscombe Heath, Corfe Castle <10>. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1925.
- <2> 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. 444.
- <2> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 23-OCT-51.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F2 JR 26-AUG-52.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <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. 444.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2.
- <7> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 27.
- <8> SDO17630 Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin. Field investigator's comments MJF. F3 MJF 13-OCT-86.
- <9> SWX2456 Scheduling record: DCMS. Scheduled Monument Notification EH Scheduled Monument Review. 06-OCT-2000.
- <10> SDO13644 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4401-02.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456746.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 9862 8355 (13m by 13m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SE |
| Civil Parish | Corfe Castle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO686: Round barrow on Brenscombe Heath
- Scheduled Monument SM29074
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 219
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SE 1
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456746
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Corfe Castle 219
Record last edited
Mar 16 2023 2:37PM