Monument record MDO8148 - Bowl Barrow, one of the Seven Barrows group, Wareham Town
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Summary
A bowl barrow, one of a linear group on a ridge. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 30 feet in diameter with a mound about two feet high. A mound, approximately 10.6m in diameter, is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and Lidar imagery of a field to the north-east of Seven Barrows Farm. It is considered likely to be one of the Seven Barrows group described above.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, around 37ft in diameter, 4 ft high. This barrow is part of the Seven Barrows Group, a group of eight barrows (scheduled as two separate groups of four) All but one at SY91218879 are in a near straight line running SW to NE on a small well-defined heathland ridge. It is thought that all except the barrow at SY91218879 were dug into by Shipp and Durden in 1844, but without any result. <2>
Visited by C D Drew on 1.11.1930, A Lloyd on 10.08.1979 and P Leech on 13.08.1987. The mound is composed of earth, sand and turf. It is surrounded by a ditch from which material was quarried during construction of the monument, Somewhat reduced by ploughing. <6>
A mound, approximately 10.6m in diameter, is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs (3-4) and Lidar imagery (5) of a field to the north-east of Seven Barrows Farm. It is considered likely to be one of the Seven Barrows group described above. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <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. 455, Wareham Lady St Mary 12.
- <3> SDO13412 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 07-MAR-1971. OS/71005 002-3.
- <4> SDO13137 Aerial Photograph: Pan Government Agreement. 2008. PGA.
- <5> SDO13147 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DSM.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456668.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 9121 8878 (13m by 13m) (9 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98NW |
| Civil Parish | Wareham Town; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 023 092
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 NW 8 E
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456668
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wareham St Martin 12
Record last edited
Feb 5 2024 4:42PM