Monument record MDO7907 - Thorney Barrow, a bowl barrow in the Thorney Barrow Group, Studland
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Summary
Bowl barrow, one of a line of four barrows near the edge of Godlingston Heath. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 65 feet diameter with a mound about 8 feet high, but almost unrecognisable owing to encroachment of a large sand pit.
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Full Description
Thorny Barrow, destroyed. Quarried away before 1939. <2>
This mound has not been quarried away entirely, but fragmentary remains are still visible adjacent to a sand quarry; it is now impossible to give any measurement for these remains. This mound might possibly have been the result of a natural geological formation as seen in similar mounds in the proximity. <3>
SZ 01438210. Thorny Barrow, bowl(?) barrow, about 65ft diameter and about 8ft high, on the edge of a broad ridge but almost unrecognisable owing to the encroachment of a large sand pit. <5>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX2257 Map: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. Prov. Ed. 6 inch. 1926-38.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 132.
- <3> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 19-AUG-53.
- <4> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <5> 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.
- <6> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 104.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 457537.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0143 8210 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08SW |
| Civil Parish | Studland; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 019 035
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 5
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457537
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Studland 35
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Thorny Barrow Group
Record last edited
Apr 17 2023 3:44PM