Monument record MDO2183 - Bowl barrow, Poyntington

A Bronze Age bowl barrow. The monument was visited in 1962 by Leslie Grinsell, who recorded the barrow as being around 12 paces in diameter with a mound about 2½ feet high.

(Area centred ST 65062122) 'Late shadows shown. Possibly a number of ploughed out barrows along top of hill, 1951'. <1>

The area indicated falls partly on a ridge top and partly on the upper western slopes. Vaguely circular crop-marks of a fungus ring type were observed but no indication of ploughed out barrows. The area is under grass and does not appear to have been ploughed for many years. <2>

Air photograph inspection gave no further information. Vague circular and near circular dark soil marks as described by Authy 2 ran the whole length of the ridge. No surface features indicative of barrow sites were noted. Large patches of nettles may account for the markings visible on Aps. <3>

<1> Bean, C E, Annotated record map Corr 6", March 1954 (Map). SDO16337.

<2> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 21-JUL-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<3> Stone, J W, Field Investigators Comments JWS, F2 JWS 06-JUN-75 (Unpublished document). SDO11902.

<3.1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 1145-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17984.

<4> Grinsell, L V, 1982, Dorset Barrows Supplement, 48 (Monograph). SWX1703.

'7 Poyntington Down ST65052127 approx. [Diam] 12 [Height] 2½ Almost on boundary of MILBORNE PORT (Somerset). LVG, 21 Oct. 1962 on inf. From C. E. Bean.'

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 199772 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

May 27 2022 3:35PM