Monument record MDO8047 - Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle
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Summary
Bronze Age Bowl barrow, situated on a plateau known as Black Hill. The barrow has a mound composed of sand, earth and turf which has been destroyed on its north eastern side by a trackway. It now has an elongated mound 13 metres by 7 metres and 1.2 metres high. Surrounding the mound is a ditch from which material was quarried during the construction of the monument. The ditch has become infilled over the years, but will survive as a buried feature 1.5 metres wide.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
This barrow has a diameter of 17.0 metres and a height of 1.6 metresin the southern quadrant. It is slightly mutilated on top and in thesouthern quadrant. It has no surrounding ditch and is heather covered. A bowl barrow. <1>
A bowl barrow; no details given. <3>
SY 83789395. Bowl barrow, 57 ft diameter and 4 ft high. <4>
SY 83779395. This barrow has been destroyed on the NE by a track and is now an elongated mound 13.0m by 7.0m and 1.2m high. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 15-SEP-52.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456230.
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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) (MDO8045)
- Related to: Bowl barrow, one of the Black Hill Group, Turners Puddle (Monument) (MDO8046)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8378 9395 (point) |
|---|---|
| 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: 6 021 023
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 14
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456230
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Black Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Turners Puddle 23
Record last edited
Mar 24 2023 7:15AM
