Monument record MDO8040 - Bronze Age Round barrow, Turners Puddle
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1979. The barrow appeared to be extremely mutilated by military activity.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow at SY 8289 9096. Diameter 20 paces, height 3 1/2 ft. <2>
This barrow has a diameter of 15.0 metres and a height of 1.3 metres and has no surrounding ditch. It has been mutilated by tanks which has revealed the mound to be constructed of gravel. A bowl barrow. <3>
SY 8290 9096. Bowl (?) barrow, 48ft diameter and 4 1/2ft high, much damaged. <4>
SY 8290 9096: No change. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Bowl Barrow - recorded by the OS Field Reviser during investigation of the area as having been destroyed by tank activity. <6>
Destruction of the barrow confirmed. The site is now in the middle of the junction of trackways on the tank range. Ground photo with archive report. <7>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1979 <9>. The barrow appeared to be extremely mutilated by military activity. The barrow is sub-oval in shape and measures 20 m by 14 m . This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 11-SEP-52.
- <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. 454.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 06-FEB-81.
- <6> SDO19451 Verbal communication: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Large Scale/Small Scale Map Reviser's comments. OS Small Scales Reviser Jun 1991.
- <7> SDO18279 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Alternative Action Report. KC, MPPA, Dec-2001.
- <8> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AO52/F72/2.
- <9> SDO13606 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 27-SEP-1979. NMR OS/79140 028-030.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456305.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8290 9095 (29m by 25m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
| Civil Parish | Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 021 016
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 29
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456305
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Turners Puddle 16
Record last edited
Mar 24 2023 3:49PM