Monument record MDO1303 - Bowl barrow, Kingston Russell

A mound interpreted as a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1982 this mound was reported as being around 10 metres in diameter and 0.2 metres high.

C [SY 58239123] Possible tumulus. <1>

C. A grass covered platform 10.0m in diameter with a height of 0.2m, and no visible ditch. Possibly a barrow which has been
dug away for agricultural purposes. These barrows are situated at the lowest point in the vicinity. <2>

<1> Anon, Undated, Pte 6 inch Dorset County Museum (Anon undated) (Map). SWX2203.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 30-DEC-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 17 (Index). SDO12304.

‘May be demolished remains of a bowl barrow. 10.0m diameter and 0.2 high. 7/5/D.’

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451225 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 23 2023 7:38AM