Monument record MDO8072 - Bowl barrow, one of the Thorn Barrow Group, Tyneham
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow forming part of the Thorn Barrow Group. The barrow mound was identified on aerial photographs taken in 1946.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'E'-(20)-SY87798191. Bowl Barrow, 74ft diameter and about 5 1/2ft high on slight rise. <2>
SY878819. Thorn Barrow, round barrow (See SY 88 SE 18) and three adjacent round barrows (probably 'B','C' and 'E' above). Scheduled. <3>
'E'. SY 87788191. Bowl barrow, diameter 27.0m., so severely damaged by military operations that only a rim 1.7m. high remains, and the north quadrant of this destroyed by a track. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow forming part of the Thorn Barrow Group. The barrow mound, 26m across, was identified on aerial photographs taken in 1946 <6> and was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck mapping project. The somewhat multilated barrow is still visible as an earthwork on the 2005 Dorset vertical photographs <7>.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2. 71.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 02-JUL-81.
- <5> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <6> SDO13711 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4238-9.
- <7> SDO13151 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2005. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455441.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8777 8190 (33m by 32m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88SE |
| Civil Parish | Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 022 020
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SE 19 E
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455441
Record last edited
Oct 24 2023 3:41PM
