Monument record MDO7684 - Bowl barrow, one of the West Holme Heath Group, East Stoke
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Summary
A Bronze Age barrow mound is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946. It is one of a linear barrow cemetery of originally five or six barrows on East Holme Heath. This barrow is no longer identifiable on the most recent Google Earth imagery.
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Full Description
West Holme Heath group of five, possibly six round barrows, lying in an almost straight east to west line in an area devastated by tanks. 'C'-(28)-SY 88298460. Bowl barrow, 58ft diameter and 3 1/2ft high. <2>
SY 883846. Round barrows on West Holme Heath. Sheduled. <3>
'C' has been partially covered by waste but appears to be 14.5m. in diameter and 0.9m. high. Surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
A Bronze Age barrow mound, 20m across, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 <7>. It is one of a linear barrow cemetery of originally five or six barrows on East Holme Heath. This barrow is no longer identifiable on the most recent Google Earth imagery. The barrow group has been severely damaged by military training activity and only the eastern-most of the group and whilst much mutilated is still visible on more recent verticals <8-9>. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <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.
- <3> SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2. 63.
- <4> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F1 NJA 07-JUL-81.
- <5> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 132.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO13706 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4419-20.
- <8> SDO13707 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 15-MAY-1996. OS 9625 8933-4.
- <9> SDO13401 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2002. Dorset County Council Vertical Photograph.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455486.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8829 8460 (25m by 24m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88SE |
| Civil Parish | East Stoke; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 011 028
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SE 30 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455486
Record last edited
Jan 22 2024 2:45PM