Monument record MDO1001 - Bowl barrow, Dewlish

A bowl barrow crossed by the parish boundary between Dewlish and Cheselbourne. Visible as a rise in the hedgerow, but elsewhere much reduced and spread by ploughing.

A - SY 76839959 B - SY 76839963 Two bowl barrows partly under the plough and partly under grass. No ditches. 'A': Diam 16.0m. Height 0.6m and crossed by a modern hedge and ditch in the west. <2>

'A' - SY 76839959. Bowl barrow, diameter 12.0m. Height 0.2m. Both barrows are ploughed down; neither has a visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.

<2> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 19-AUG-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1964 (Map). SWX1197.

('A' - SY76839959; 'B' - SY76839962) Tumuli (NR)

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 20-OCT-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1986, Dorset Barrow Survey, Papworth, MDJ TWA 15 November 1985 (Index). SDO134.

‘Visible as a faint swelling in a field in established grass when visited. Its W extremity is crossed by a hedge aligned N-S which is the parish boundary with Cheselbourne. Nothing visible in the field W of the hedge which was newly ploughed at the time of the visit. Severely reduced and spread by ploughing the barrow is almost ploughed out.’

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454470 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jul 26 2024 1:54PM