Monument record MDO7698 - 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 (MDO7697) is located approximately 100m to the north-west of this site and may have been contemporary with it. This feature is not visible on recent aerial imagery, this area now being heavily overgrown with scrub.
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Full Description
(SY 87308816) This is not a barrow but a hut circle, 13 yds across with a well defined bank 18 ins high. The entrance faces south east. <2>
SY 87308816. Barrow(?), completely destroyed. Possibly only a tree-clump enclosure.<3-4>
A Bronze Age round barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Stokeford Heath taken in 1945 <5>. It comprises of a circular mound, approximately 5.5m in diameter. Another round barrow (MDO7697) is located approximatly 100m to the north-west 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, this area now being heavily overgrown with scrub.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <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-FEB-1939.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 108.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SDO13191 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 21-JAN-1945. RAF 106G/LA/105 2040-41.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455250.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8729 8815 (9m by 7m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88NE |
| Civil Parish | East Stoke; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 011 042
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 455250
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NE 37
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: East Stoke 42
Record last edited
Oct 17 2023 4:28PM