Monument record MDO1831 - Bronze Age bowl barrow, Osmington

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1972 this monument was recorded as being around 51 feet in diameter with a mound about 4 feet high. The barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

Four bowl barrows at wide intervals in W-E line along spine of ridge above 400ft contour at Osmington. (C) Bowl (75108258) 180 yds. E of (B). Diam. 51 ft., ht. 4 ft. Ploughed. <1> <3>

Barrows A,B and C are those Scheduled (see illust). <4>

SY 749826. Three barrows south of Poxwell Big Wood. Scheduled. <5>

'C' SY 75098257. Bowl barrow in pasture. Diameter 15.5m., height 1.0m. No visible ditch. Both of these barrows ('C') and ('D') appear to have been ploughed down. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>

The barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 2002 and 2009 <7-8>. The barrow is sub-circular in shape and measures approximately 10 m in diameter and is surrounded by a ditch measuring up to 1 m in width. This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 122 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 74698259; SY 74928260; SY 75108258; SY 75208257 Tumulus (NR) (twice) Tumuli (NR)

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 447 (Monograph). SDO150.

‘(40) Bowl (75108258) 180 yds. E. of (39). Diam. 51 ft., ht. 4 ft. Ploughed.’

<4> Department of the Environment, DOE (IAM) Ancient Monuments Record Form, 14.10.71 (Index). SDO17347.

<5> Department of the Environment, 1978, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2), 12 (Monograph). SWX1687.

<6> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 14-JUL-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<7> Dorset County Council, XX-XXX-2002, Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile (Aerial Photograph). SDO13248.

<8> Dorset County Council, XX-XXX-2009, Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile (Aerial Photograph). SDO13314.

<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454307 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 122.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 447.
  • <4> Index: Department of the Environment. DOE (IAM) Ancient Monuments Record Form. 14.10.71.
  • <5> Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 12.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 14-JUL-80.
  • <7> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2002. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
  • <8> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2009. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
  • <9> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454307.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7510 8258 (point) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Osmington; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 084 040
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 10 C
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454307
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Osmington 40

Record last edited

Feb 26 2024 12:59PM

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