Monument record MDO8347 - Bowl barrow, Cranes Moor, Wool
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 30 feet in diameter with a mound about 3 feet high, and covered in trees.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A & B Bowl barrows. No details given. <2>
'A' has a diameter of 9.0 metres and a height of 0.8 metres. It is flat topped and has no surrounding ditch. Slightly pitted on top and covered with heather and coniferous trees. Bowl barrow. <4>
'A' - (49) SY 82228912. Bowl barrow, 30ft diameter and 3ft high, probably disturbed on top, and tree-covered. <5>
SY 823892. Two round barrows south-west of Cambrai House. Scheduled. <6>
Bowl barrow 'A' now measures 12.5 metres north-east to south-west and 11.5 metres north-west to south-east and is 1.1 metres high, with traces of a surrounding ditch to the south-east, 1.5 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep. A recent shallow hole 1.2 metres across has been cut in its top. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <7>
SY 82228912; SY 82198908. Two bowl barrows on the edge of Crane's Moor. Scheduling amended. <8>
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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 158.
- <4> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 25-SEP-62.
- <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. 474.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 75.
- <7> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 06-APR-81.
- <8> SDO17245 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Scheduling Amendment. 24-JUL-2002.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 455277.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8222 8912 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88NW |
| Civil Parish | Wool; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 027 049
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NW 5a
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455277
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wool 49
Record last edited
Aug 4 2022 3:57PM
