Monument record MDO8038 - Bowl barrow east of Clouds Hill, Turners Puddle
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery on Tonerspuddle Heath.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'a' A bowl barrow; diameter 25 paces, height 5 1/2 ft. <2>
'a' This barrow which is situated at SY 82819111 has a diameter of 21.0m and a height of 1.5m. It is flat-topped and has no ditch nor does it bear any traces of mutilations A heather covered bowl barrow. <3>
Tumulus (a) now falls within an area taken over by M.E.X.E., the destruction of the mound is possible. <4>
'A'- (14) - SY 82829112 Bowl barrow, about 50ft diameter and 6ft high. <5>
'A' SY 82819112. 'B' SY 82909104. Two barrows as described by authority 3. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>
Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath. The barrow situated to the northwest (Barrow A) has a diameter of 22 metres and survives to a height of 2 metres. Althought the southeast barrow (Barrow B) has been truncated by a road, it measures 22 metres east-west, 12.5 metres north-south, and is 1.5 metres high. The flag pole has been removed. <7>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery on Tonerspuddle Heath <8>. The barrow is sub-circular and measures approximately 23 m in diameter. It is scheduled together with a second barrow located approximately 95 m to the south east(see linked record). This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (13)
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 11-SEP-1952.
- <4> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F2 FDC 13-JAN-1953.
- <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. 453.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F3 JGB 12-FEB-1981.
- <7> SDO17381 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Monument Notification. 24-Jul-02.
- <8> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AO52/F72/3.
- <11> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS52/F72/2.
- <12> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS52/F72/3.
- <13> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456293.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8281 9112 (32m by 27m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
| Civil Parish | Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 021 014
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 27a
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456293
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Turners Puddle 14
Record last edited
Oct 12 2023 3:48PM
