Monument record MDO2164 - Round barrow, Poxwell
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Round barrow of possible bowl-type, now 35ft x 29ft due to ploughing at base and 4 1/2 ft high. <1> <3>
SY74678416. Bowl barrow in pasture; not ploughed over but has been damaged by plouging at the edges. Diameter 12.0m. by 8.5m., height 1.5m. no visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
The probable site of a Bronze Age barrow, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <6>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 128 (Monograph). SDO132.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.
(SY 74688416) Tumulus (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, 451 (Monograph). SDO150.
'(14) Bowl (?) (SY 78 SW; 74688416) above 400 ft. on N. slope. Now 35 ft. by 29 ft. due to ploughing at base, ht. 4½ ft.'
<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 14-JUL-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<5> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.
<6> Royal Air Force, 15-FEB-2005, NMR SY 7484/9-10 (23746/14-5) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11787.
<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454420 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 128.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 451.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 14-JUL-80.
- <5> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <6> SDO11787 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 15-FEB-2005. NMR SY 7484/9-10 (23746/14-5).
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454420.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7467 8417 (25m by 25m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
| Civil Parish | Poxwell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 092 014
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 39
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454420
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poxwell 14
Record last edited
Oct 11 2024 3:23PM
