Monument record MDO1165 - Bowl barrow, Hampton Plantation, Frampton
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Full Description
Bowl barrow, 13 paces diameter and 4ft high. Situated 500 yds. south-south-east of New Littlewood Farm has been much disturbed. <2>
A grass covered bowl barrow with no visible ditch and slightly mutilated on the top. Diameter 14.0 metres, height 1.6 metres. <3>
SY 62739290. Bowl barrow, 15.0 by 11.0 metres, height 2.0 metres maximum. Not ploughed. Mutilated. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Site of a disturbed Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs, located 600m northwest of Hampton Plantation. <5-6>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.
(SY 62739291) Tumulus (NR)
<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.
<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 117 (Monograph). SDO97.
'(19) BARROW, over 1¼ m. S. of the church and 500 yards S.S.E. of New Littlewood Farm, is 40 ft. in diam. and 4½ ft. high. It has been much disturbed.'
<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 10-APR-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<5> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4093-95 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11174.
<6> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3141-43 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11161.
<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453674 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 117.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 10-APR-81.
- <5> SDO11174 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4093-95.
- <6> SDO11161 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3141-43.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453674.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6273 9291 (24m by 25m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SW |
| Civil Parish | Frampton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 046 019
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 453674
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 28
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453674
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Frampton 19
Record last edited
Oct 26 2023 4:14PM
