Monument record MDO771 - Bowl barrow east of Forston Farm, Charminster
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow near the summit of a spur east of Forston Field Bottom. In 1970 the monument was recorded as heavily ploughed, some 50 feet in diameter, and two and a half feet high.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow, 16 paces diameter, 3ft high. <2>
A bowl barrow. Diameter 23.0m, height 1.0m taken to the west. The plough has exposed a quantity of probable RB pottery and `U' brickwork scattered over the mound, but none outside. No ditch. <3>
SY 67469556. Bowl barrow, heavily ploughed, but about 50ft diameter and 2.5ft high situated near the summit of a spur, east of Forston Field Bottom. <4>
Ploughed down; measures 19.6m in diameter and up to 1.0m high on its lower east side. Revised at 1:2500 on MSD. <5>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1930.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript. 99.
- <3> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 20-JAN-55.
- <4> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 73.
- <5> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 08-JAN-81.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452968.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6746 9556 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Charminster; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 028 033
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 36
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452968
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Charminster 33
Record last edited
Jul 28 2023 1:32PM
