Monument record MDO1381 - Bowl barrow on Black Down, Littlebredy

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Summary

Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow to the south of Black Down. The barrow is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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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 Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document).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)

  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451256.
  • <1> Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 003-4.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 39.
  • <3> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 111.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5875 9011 (33m by 16m) (5 map features)
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

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