Monument record MDO3578 - Bowl Barrow on Fox Ground Down, Blandford St Mary
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A ditched bowl barrow with a hollow in the centre. Diameter 12 paces. Height 1 1/2ft. <2>
A stubble covered bowl barrow on arable land; it is 12.0m in diameter and 0.3m high, with unsurveyable traces of a surrounding ditch. Possibly excavated. <3>
Tumulus destroyed: delete from field document. <4>
(ST 86670397) Tumulus (NR) (site of) (NAT). <5>
ST 86670397. Bowl barrow on Fox Ground Down, 35ft diameter by 1 1/2ft high. <6>
<1> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 15-JUN-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.
(ST 86660398) Tumulus
<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.
<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F2 NVQ 02-SEP-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
<4> Gossling, R B, 1961, Large Scale / Small Scale Map Revisers Comment LS 25 (R B Gossling 6.10.1961). (Unpublished document). SWX3692.
<5> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1968 (Map). SWX1540.
<6> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 45 (Monograph). SDO146.
'(31) Bowl (86110404), on Little Down, on a spur at over 300 ft. O.D., is very heavily ploughed. Diam. 24 ft., ht. 6 ins.'
<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205628 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 15-JUN-55.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 02-SEP-55.
- <4> SWX3692 Unpublished document: Gossling, R B. 1961. Large Scale / Small Scale Map Revisers Comment LS 25 (R B Gossling 6.10.1961)..
- <5> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
- <6> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 45.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205628.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8667 0397 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80SE |
| Civil Parish | Blandford St Mary; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 004 032
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SE 9
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205628
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Blandford St Mary 32
Record last edited
Jul 22 2024 12:17PM
