Monument record MDO1518 - Long Bredy: bowl barrow
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Listed under bowl barrows. This barrow has been ploughd out. <2>
Almost ploughed out. <3>
This barrow is grass covered, and extant. There is no visible ditch, but the mound has a diameter of 18.0m and is 0.4m high. A bowl barrow. <4>
Bronze Age bowl barrow at Long Bredy. The site is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. <5>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.
[SY 5606916] TUMULUS [OE]
<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 Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document).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), 42 (Monograph). SDO97.
'(12) BARROWS, two, towards the W. side of the parish and 1,200 and 1,550 yards N.W. of the church respectively. The more southerly (a), bowl barrow, is 48 ft. in diam. and 4 ft. high; it has been disturbed on the E. side. (b), 370 yards N.W. of (a), has been almost ploughed out.'
<4> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 27-APR-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
<5> 02-APR-1969, NMR OS/69053 010-11 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11102.
<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451119 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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). 42.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 27-APR-55.
- <5> SDO11102 Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 010-11.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451119.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5606 9161 (27m by 26m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59SE |
| Civil Parish | Long Bredy; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 066 012 B
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 40
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451119
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Long Bredy 12
Record last edited
Aug 16 2023 2:19PM
