Monument record MDO1278 - Bowl barrow in the Black Down Group, Kingston Russell

A bowl barrow, one of a loose scatter of barrows adjacent to a probable bank barrow. In 1955, Ordnance Survey field investigation failed to find any trace at the reported location, suggesting that it may have been levelled by ploughing, although at the time the area was under grass. Previously, RCHME had recorded it as a mound 21 feet in diameter and 0.75 feet high.

A bowl barrow, one of a loose scatter of barrows. Located adjacent to the probable bank barrow SY 59 SE 33, it was listed by RCHME as Kingston Russell 6l and by Grinsell as Kingston Russell 9. In 1955, Ordnance Survey field investigation failed to find any trace at the reported location, suggesting that it may have been levelled by ploughing, although at the time the area was under grass. Previously, RCHME had recorded it as a mound 21 feet in diameter and 0.75 feet high. (NB this barrow was originally described as part of SY 59 SE 48 (barrow 'H'). That record should be consulted for additional sources and information). <1-4>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West) (Monograph). SDO97.

‘(6) GROUP OF BARROWS between the 500 and 600 ft. contours on or near the top of a ridge to the W. of Black Down and ¾ m. N.E. of Kingston Russell House. … (1) mound, probably a bowl barrow defaced, 15 yards E. of (k), is 21 ft. in diam. and ¾ ft. high.’

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 03-MAY-1955 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 115 (Monograph). SDO132.

<4> Bailey, C J, 1980, Excavation of three round barrows in the parish of Kingston Russell; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society (Article in serial). SDO18030.

<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 29 (Index). SDO12304.

No visible trace. Site under a fresh growth of grass when visited. 7/7/E

<6> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1316280 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jul 17 2023 2:14PM