Monument record MDO7694 - Bronze Age round barrow, Great Plantation, East Stoke
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Summary
A Bronze Age round barrow is visible as an earthwork mound surrounded by an outer ditch on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery of Great Plantation, East Stoke. This feature was plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ditched bowl barrow, 21.0m in diameter and 2.0m high with surounding ditch 2.0m wide and 0.3m deep. Much of the barrow
has been destroyed by tanks. <2>
SY 85998811 Ditched bowl barrow, 66ft diameter and 8ft high with a tank track through the centre. <3>
SY 85988809. Bowl barrow, with overall diameter 30.0 metres and 2.0 metres height, with a ditch visible in part, 2.5 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep. The barrow has been cut through by a trench, leaving a ridge across the mound and destroying part of the ditch. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
A Bronze Age round barrow, approximately 21.7m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork mound surrounded by an outer ditch on aerial photographs <5> and Lidar imagery <6> of Great Plantation, East Stoke. A linear hollow runs northwest-south-east through the mound and may be the result of previous excavation of this site. This feature was plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1930.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 18-SEP-52.
- <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. 452.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 07-MAY-81.
- <5> SDO12705 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.
- <6> SDO13147 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. F52/71/2.
- <9> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS52/F71/2.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455118.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8598 8809 (29m by 32m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88NE |
| Civil Parish | East Stoke; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 011 038
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 455118
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NE 4
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: East Stoke 38
Record last edited
Aug 16 2023 10:54AM
