Monument record MDO8045 - Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
a, b, & c; classified as bowl barrows, but no details given. <2>
'b' has a diameter of 15.6m and a height of 1.7m and has no surrounding ditch. It has been mutilated in the Northern quadrant by a military slit trench. A heather covered bowl barrow. <3>
'B' - (21) - SY 83689403 Bowl barrow, 50ft diameter and 4 1/2ft high. <5>
"SY 837942. Group of six round barrows on Black Hill. Scheduled". (see also SY 89 SW 14 & 16) <6>
Four bowl barrows on heathland generally as described by authority 5. 'B' SY 83679402. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <7>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery <8>. The barrow is formed of a sub-oval mound measuring 12 m by 9 m. It is scheduled together with five other barrows on Black Hill (see linked records) of which five could be seen on lidar imagery. 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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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 SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F3 JR 15-SEP-52.
- <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. 454.
- <6> SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2. 60.
- <7> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F4 JGB 06-FEB-81.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456221.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Bere Regis (Monument) (MDO7106)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Bere Regis (Monument) (MDO7107)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle (Monument) (MDO8044)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle (Monument) (MDO8046)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle (Monument) (MDO8047)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8366 9402 (24m by 21m) (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: 6 021 021
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 13 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456221
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Turners Puddle 22
Record last edited
Oct 13 2023 3:53PM