Monument record MWX844 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, King Barrow, Studland
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, covered with trees and ploughed to its edge is located 200 m to the south east of The Warren Wood. The barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 2006.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(SZ 04608203) King Barrow (Tumulus) (NR) <1>
Bowl Barrow, covered with trees ploughed to edge. 13 paces diameter x 3 1/2ft high. <2>
This area is so heavily overgrown with brambles, thornbushes and nettles as to be impenetrable.
It was possible to ascertain that the barrow has not been levelled. <3>
SZ 04618202. King Barrow, bowl barrow, 43ft diameter and 4ft high situated on top of natural knoll. <5>
SZ 046820. King Barrow, round barrow. Scheduled. <6>
No change to Auth <5>. In fair condition. Scrub covered. 40m OD. 1:2500 correct. <7>
The Bronze Age bowl barrow, described above in <1-7 and 2.1) is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 2006. The barrow is formed of a mound measuring 13 m in diameter <9>. This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX2257 Map: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. Prov. Ed. 6 inch. 1926-38 edition OS map.
- <2> SWX2609 Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC 25-OCT-51.
- <2.1> SWX2678 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. Dorset Barrows (Unpublished MSs).
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F2 JR 01-SEP-52.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 132.
- <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. 453.
- <6> SWX2598 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 1). Vol 1. 69.
- <7> SWX2704 Unpublished document: Wardale, C F. Various. Field Investigators Comments CFW. F3 CFW 10-SEP-85.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO12811 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 18-NOV-2006. SZ 0482/14-17 NMR/24138/05-08.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457606.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 0460 8203 (31m by 30m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ08SW |
| Civil Parish | Studland; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument DO488: King Barrow
- Scheduled Monument Legacy UID - 22992
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 019 042
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 20
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457606
Record last edited
Mar 20 2023 3:46PM