Monument record MDO397 - Long barrow in Seven Barrow Plantation, Bradford Peverell

A group of barrows and mounds in Seven Barrow Plantation: (2)


'J' - (SY 64749248). Bowl barrow, covered with bushes but no dimensions given (Grinsell's Bradford Peverell No 16; not mentioned by RCHM). (3)

The area in which these barrows lie is so densely covered with trees and undergrowth that it could only be penetrated in part. Mounds 'D','E','F','G','L', and 'M' appear to be bowl barrows and 'C' a long barrow. (4)

An unusual barrow group situated near the crest of a broad south-west spur. The undergrowth which formerly obscured the group and limited investigation has been removed and the north-west half of the area completely cleared of woodland. This part is regularly used as a cattle pen with the consequence that severe damage is incurred by their trampling, especially to the lower monuments. See plan and ground photographs.

'J'. SY 64739247. Abutting and extending northwards from 'H' for 18.5 metres, is a parallel sided mound, 8.0 metres wide overall and 0.9 metres high. It has a flattish top and no traces of side ditches. There is no doubt that it is part of the barrow group but, unlike the long mound 'A', it is eccentrically placed in regard to 'H'; one side merges with that of the round barrow, the other side joins at a midpoint on the circumference. Barrows surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D.

Covered with bushes (Grinsell).

Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map, 1929 (Map). SDO18020.

(Centred SY 647924) Tumuli (NR) (fifteen shown)

Bartlett, A, 2013, Seven Barrow Plantation, Penn Hill, Bradford Peverell, West Dorset. Report on Archaeological Geophysical Survey 2013 (Unpublished document). SDO16515.

Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F2 NVQ 17-MAR-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 35-6 (Monograph). SDO97.

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 96 (Monograph). SDO132.

<3> Lovell, J, 1997, 33KV Mains Replacement, Bradford Peverell, Dorset. Archaeological Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SDO12343.

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