Monument record MDO8043 - Bowl barrow, Turners Puddle
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery to the east of Millicent's Plantation, Turners Puddle.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow, ditched, with a hollow in centre of barrow: diameter 20 paces. <2>
This barrow has a diameter of 16.0 metres and a height of 1.4 metres. The encircling ditch is 2.0 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep. A circular depression on top has a diameter of 3.5 metres and an approximate depth of 0.5 metres. It is filled with long heather. A fern and heather covered bowl barrow. <3>
SY 8323 9191. Ditched bowl (?) barrow, about 50ft diameter and 4 1/2 ft high on the north spur of a ridge. <4>
SY 8323 9190. No change. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery <6> to the east of Millicent's Plantation, Turners Puddle. The barrow is sub-circular in shape and measures 16 m in diameter. It is surrounded by a ditch measuring up to 1 m in width. This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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 SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR.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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 12-FEB-81.
- <6> SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456288.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8323 9189 (24m by 25m) (5 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: 6 021 019
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 26
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456288
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Turners Puddle 19
Record last edited
Mar 24 2023 3:19PM
