Monument record MWX522 - Wardstone Barrow, Chaldon Herring
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s. In 1972 this monument was reported as 44 feet in diameter with a mound about 6 feet high, and hollowed out in the centre. It was opened in 1867, revealing a cremation in a bucket urn.
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Full Description
Excavation of the mound in 1867 revealed a primary cremation in an upright Late Bronze Age bucket-urn covered with a flat stone. The urn was preserved at Lulworth Castle but was destroyed by fire in 1928. <1-3>
Wardstone Barrow is a bowl barrow measuring 44ft. diameter by 4 1/2 ft. <3> or 6ft. <5>
SY 793248133. Wardstone Barrow (name not confirmed) - a bowl barrow in arable but not ploughed over. Diameter 13.0m., height 1.4m. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>
The Bronze Age barrow known as the Wardstone Barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s. The barrow is sub-circular and measures 13 m in diameter. <7> The barrow is still visible as an earthwork on the most recent comprehensive aerial photography available to the project. <8> This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX4347 Article in serial: Hawkes, C F C. 1933. Barrows. Antiquaries Journal 13. p444.
- <2> SWX1552 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1955. Archaeological Fieldwork in Dorset 1955; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Vol 77. 127-128.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 98.
- <4> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <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. 441.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 30-JUL-80.
- <7> SDO13887 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2439-40.
- <8> SDO13314 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
- <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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 454155.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 79340 81330 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SE |
| Civil Parish | Chaldon Herring; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument (County No) - DORSET 727
- Scheduled Monument (National No) - 21913
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 009 036
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SE 12
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454155
Record last edited
Jul 7 2023 4:51PM