Monument record MDO395 - Bowl barrow in Seven Barrow Plantation, Bradford Peverell

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Summary

Bowl barrow in Seven Barrow Plantation, Bradford Peverell. In 1952 this monument was recorded as being 55 feet in diameter and 4 .5 feet high.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A Bowl-barrow 55ft diameter and 4.6" high in Seven Barrow Plantation. <2>

Densely overgrown but apparently a ditched bowl barrow. Approx height 1.0m. <3>

Listed by Grinsell. <4>

SY 64619218. Bowl barrow, diameter 16.0 metres, height 1.4 metres, cut into on north side by a track. There are slight traces of a ditch 2.0 metres wide and 0.1 metre deep around the east side of the mound. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1927-38 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 64609218) Tumulus (NR)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 35-36 (Monograph). SDO97.

<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 13-SEP-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<4> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 96 (Monograph). SDO132.

<5> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 19-FEB-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453786 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1927-38.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 35-36.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 13-SEP-54.
  • <4> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 96.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 19-FEB-81.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453786.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6461 9218 (point)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Bradford Peverell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 014 012 K
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 56
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453786
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bradford Peverell 12k

Record last edited

Mar 15 2024 10:10AM

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