Monument record MDO7814 - Bowl barrow north of West Morden, Morden
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow. The site of the barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow. (No dimensions given)> <2>
A bowl barrow, 52.0 metres diameter, 1.9 metres high. No sign of a ditch or excavation. Under crop. <3>
SY 89869634. Bowl (?) barrow about 90ft diameter and about 2ft high, under pasture, though probably ploughed. <4>
The bowl barrow, now under meadow grass measures 3.5 metres in diameter and 1.0 metres high. Revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Barrow described as being now almost completely ploughed out by OS Field Reviser. <6>
The site of the barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM. <9-10>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 04-NOV-54.
- <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. 446.
- <5> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 28-MAY-81.
- <6> SDO19451 Verbal communication: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Large Scale/Small Scale Map Reviser's comments. OS Small Scales Reviser Oct 1995.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 455750.
- <9> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <10> SDO19901 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 18-NOV-2005. NMR 24136/28.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8986 9634 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NE |
| Civil Parish | Morden; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 016 054
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 17
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455750
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Morden 54
Record last edited
Jun 24 2023 7:49PM
