Monument record MDO7700 - 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 and Lidar imagery of Stokeford Heath. It comprises of a circular mound surrounded by an outer ditch.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'A' - Ditched bowl barrow, 23 yds diameter and 5 ft high and undisturbed. (2)
'A' - Ditched bowl barrow, heather-covered and 16.5m diameter and 1.1m high. The surrounding ditch averages 1.1m wide and 0.3m deep. (3)
'A' - (44) - SY 87648857. Ditched bowl barrow, 47 ft diameter and 5 ft high on slight north slope. (5)
SY 873883 - SY 876885. Round barrows on Stokeford Heath. Scheduled. (see also SY 88 NE 12). (6)
'A'. SY 87638856. A well-preserved bowl barrow with a markedly flat top and a well-defined ditch, 2.0 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep. Overall diameter 19.5 metres, height 1.7 metres. 'A' resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (7)
Barrow 'A' has been completely destroyed by quarrying. (8)
A Bronze Age round barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (1) and Lidar imagery (2) of Stokeford Heath. It comprises of a circular mound, approximately 13.6m in diameter, surrounded by an outer ditch approximately 1m wide. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1938.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 29-JUL-52.
- <2> SDO13147 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <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> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 07-MAY-81.
- <6> SDO13189 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3059-60.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455151.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8763 8856 (20m by 15m) (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: 6 011 044
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NE 11 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455151
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: East Stoke 44
Record last edited
Oct 17 2023 3:28PM
