Monument record MDO2553 - Bowl barrow north east of Hog Hill Barn, Stratton

(SY 65249499) Tumulus (NR) (1)

A bowl barrow. (2). Diameter 30ft height 3.5ft. (3). (2,3)

A much mutilated tree and grass covered bowl barrow with many flints exposed. Diameter 11.0 metres, height 1.2 metres. No ditch. (4)

SY 654950. Round barrow north east of Hog Hill Barn. Scheduled. (5)

The mutilated bowl barrow at SY 64239498, which previously extended westward beyond the present field bank, now measures 10.8 metres by 7.8 metres, and is 1.0 metres high. (see plan). Revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (6)

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1930 (Map). SWX1540.

<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 Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document).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), 229 (Monograph). SDO97.

<4> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 27-JAN-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<5> DOE, 1977, Scheduled Monument Notification DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 1977, DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1977 69 (Scheduling record). SDO17495.

<6> Attrill, N J, Field Investigators Comments NJA, F2 NJA 04-FEB-81 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453252 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 13 2022 2:16PM