Monument record MDO7697 - Bronze Age round barrow, Stokeford Heath, East Stoke
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Summary
A Bronze Age round barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Stokeford Heath taken in 1945. Another round barrow (MDO7698) is located approximately 100m to the south east of this site and may have been contemporary with it. This site has since been destroyed by a modern sand and gravel pit.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ditched bowl barrow, 28 yds diameter and 6 ft high, dug into at centre. <2>
Tumulus, 17.5m diameter and 2.0m high and almost destroyed by an east-west track driven through it. There are traces on the north and south sides only of a ditch 1.3m wide and 0.1m deep. <3>
SY 87238825. Bowl (?) barrow about 50 ft diameter and 4 ft high, but largely destroyed. <5>
SY 873883 - SY 876885. Round barrows on Stokeford Heath. Scheduled. <6>
Completely destroyed by gravel digging. Deleted from 1:2500 M.S.D. <7>
A Bronze Age round barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Stokeford Heath taken in 1945 <8>. It comprises of a circular mound, approximately 15m in diameter. A hollow in the centre of the mound may have been due to previous excavation of this site. Another round barrow (MDO7698) is located approximatly 100m to the south east of this site and may have been contemporary with it. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is not visible on the most recent aerial imagery available to the project, having since been destroyed by a modern sand and gravel pit.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1938.
- <2> SWX2943 Map: Grimes, W F. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 (W F Grimes). 24-APR-1939.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 29-JUL-52.
- <4> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <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. 452.
- <6> SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2. 63.
- <7> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 07-MAY-81.
- <8> SDO13195 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 10-FEB-1945. RAF 106G/LA/128 7053-54.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. F52/44/1.
- <11> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS52/F44/1.
- <12> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455156.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8723 8825 (16m by 16m) (5 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: 6 011 041
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NE 12
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455156
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: East Stoke 41
Record last edited
Oct 17 2023 4:25PM