Monument record MDO1381 - Bowl barrow on Black Down, Littlebredy
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow on the ridge to the south of Black Down. The barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. {1}
One of 11, 35ft. in diam and 9ins. high (RCHM).
National Record of the Historic Environment, 451256 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
<1> 02-APR-1969, NMR OS/69053 003-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11151.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 39 (Monograph). SDO97.
‘(9) Barrows, forming a group of eleven, are ½ to ¾ m. N. of the church. … (f), 15 yards S.E. of (e), is about 35 ft. in diam. and 9 ins. high.’
<3> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 111 (Index). SDO12304.
No visible trace. The field had been newly ploughed when visited but this barrow could not be distinguished from the remains of 9E to the west or 9G to the east. 1/7/E
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451256.
- <1> SDO11151 Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 003-4.
- <2> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 39.
- <3> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 111.
- <4> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SY 5875 9011 (33m by 16m) (5 map features) |
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Map sheet | SY59SE |
Civil Parish | Littlebredy; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 009 F
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 451256
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 67
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Little Bredy 9f
Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 2:46PM