Monument record MDO7815 - White Barrow, Morden
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Summary
A sub-circular mound in a field to the north of Morden is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery. The feature is considered to possibly be a Bronze Age bowl barrow and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
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Full Description
(SY 91029665. White Barrow (a); bowl (?) on fairly level arable about 140 ft above O.D. Only a broad irregular rise about 2 1/2ft high remains, suggesting former larger mound. <1> <3>
SY 91019664. 'White Barrow' (name not confirmed, not in local use), a barrow in arable, approximately 30.0 metres in diameter and 1.0 metres high. There is no visible ditch. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
A sub-circular mound in a field to the north of Morden is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and on current Environment Agency lidar imagery [3, 4]. The feature measure around 23m in diameter and is positioned at the southern end of a possible later prehistoric field boundary (part of field system MDO46533). It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 121.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 01-MAR-81.
- <5> SDO19964 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2132.
- <6> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 457216.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9102 9665 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NW |
| Civil Parish | Morden; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 016 055
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NW 1
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457216
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Morden 55
Record last edited
Oct 14 2023 8:03AM
