Monument record MDO838 - Bowl barrow, one of the Cheselbourne West Down Group, Cheselbourne
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 56 feet in diameter with a mound around 5 feet high. This may be one of six barrows in this area opened by antiquarian Charles Warne, who found cists filled with ashes in one, possibly cremation burials, and ashes in others.
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Full Description
A bush covered bowl barrow, diameter 18.0 metres, height 1.1 metres. Much diminished by the plough. No trace of ditch or excavation and much burrowed by rabbits. <3>
A bowl barrow, Diameter 21 paces, height 5 ft. <4>
(SY 73969937). Bowl barrow, damaged by ploughing, 56ft diameter and 5ft high near the Piddletrenthide boundary. <5>
A contiguous barrow to the above, is shown (at SY 73979937), but not described on Celtic Fields (GP 45) map. <6>
SY 73979937. Bowl barrow, grass-covered and not ploughed over. Diameter 18.0 metres, height 2.4 metres. No visible ditch. There is no other barrow in the vicinity and no evidence of one on the air photograph. (a).
Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <7>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX8166 Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866).
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <3> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 30-NOV-54.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 100.
- <5> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 79.
- <6> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. Map.
- <7> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 07-NOV-80.
- <7.1> SDO19549 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 15-SEP-1979. OS 79/124/325.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454690.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7396 9937 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79NW |
| Civil Parish | Cheselbourne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 031 030
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NW 14
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454690
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cheselbourne 30
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cheselbourne West Down Group 2
Record last edited
Feb 24 2023 7:59PM