Monument record MDO8076 - Bowl barrow, Tyneham
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Summary
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 49 feet in diameter with a mound about 2½ feet high and surrounded by a shallow ditch 8 feet wide. The barrow mound is still visible as earthworks on the most recent Google Earth imagery.
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Full Description
Surveyed at SY 87728272 is a bowl barrow with a diameter of 16.0m. and a height of 0.9m. It is surrounded by a ditch 3.0m. wide and 0.4m. deep. The barrow is heather-covered and slightly pitted by shell fire but with no traces of excavation. <1>
SY 87718272. Ditched bowl barrow, 49ft. diameter and 2 1/2ft. high with shallow ditch 8ft. wide. <3>
SY 87718271. Bowl barrow, diameter 15.0m. and height 0.8m. There are unsurveyable traces of a ditch. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on MS.D. <4>
Bowl barrow recorded as having been destroyed by track construction in the tank ranges by the OS Field Reviser. <6>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 <8>. The barrow mound is 17m across and still visible as earthworks on the most recent Google Earth imagery. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck NMP.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 24/07/1952.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SWX2301 Unpublished document: Mead, Richard. Field Investigators Comments RPM. F2 RPM 29/07/1981.
- <5> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 159.
- <6> SDO19451 Verbal communication: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Large Scale/Small Scale Map Reviser's comments. October 1998.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO13711 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4238-9.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455423.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8771 8271 (28m by 28m) (5 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: 6 022 024
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SE 15
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455423
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tyneham 24
Record last edited
Oct 21 2023 7:15AM
