Monument record MDO7625 - Bowl barrow on Holme Mount, East Holme
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Summary
One of two Bronze Age barrows visible as earthworks on aerial photographs lying on Holme Mount. They are enclosed in a later tree ring described separately in MDO30856.
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Full Description
About a mile SE of Holme, is a little hill called Holme-mount, on which is an imperfect fortification. <1>
(a) Bowl Barrow. Diam. 15 paces. Height 4ft. (b) Bowl Barrow. Diam. 15 paces. Height 4ft. <3>
Two bowl barrows A & B. A. Diameter 15.0m., height 1.4m., no ditch. B. Diameter 15.0m., height 1.2m., no ditch.
An ordinary field bank surrounds the summit of the hill, and may be the 'fortification' referred to by Hutchins (2) though it has no
appearance of antiquity. Both barrows are bracken covered. <5>
SY 90698438, East Holme 4. SY 90698443, East Holme 5. Bowl barrows listed, as Authy 3. <6>
Two barrows, on Holme Mount, lie inside embanked circle 200 ft. in diam. (tree-clump enclosure?) within 200ft. Ring contour.
(B) Bowl (90698438). Diam. 45 ft., ht. 4 1/2 ft. Bracken-covered. (A) Bowl (90688442) 45 yds. N.N.W. of (B). Diam. 40ft., ht. 5 ft. <7>
Two round barrows on Holme Mount. Scheduled Dorset 696. <8>
A. SY 90688442. This round barrow, covered by heather, gorse and conifer stumps, is up to 14.0m in diameter and 1.4m high. Its east
side has been disturbed and the upper part of the west side was cut away when a concrete post and wire fence was constructed across it. The concrete bases of two flagpoles (one in use) have been set in the top. Published 1:2500 survey correct. <9>
The northern of two Bronze Age barrows visible as earthworks on aerial photographs lying on Holme Mount. They are enclosed in a later tree ring described separately in MDO30856. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck NMP.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX2949 Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1774. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 1. 1st edition. Vol 1. 193.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1930.
- <3> SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).
- <4> SDO13462 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4415.
- <5> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 23-JUL-52.
- <6> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 106.
- <7> 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.
- <8> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 63.
- <9> SDO17630 Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin. Field investigator's comments MJF. F2 MJF 24-APR-86.
- <10> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456997.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9068 8442 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98SW |
| Civil Parish | East Holme; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 009 007
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SW36
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456997
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: East Holme 7
Record last edited
Aug 12 2022 3:42PM