Monument record MDO408 - Bowl Barrow in the Peverell Group, Bradford Peverell
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Three bowl barrows east of Forty Acre Plantation. (RCHME 1952)
'A' - SY 66899195. Bowl barrow, 81 ft diameter and 1 ft high. (RCHM No 15d; Grinsell's No 25). 'A' and 'C' are ditchless bowl barrows, both 21.5m diameter and 0.5m. High. 'B' is a bowl barrow 26.0m. Diameter and 0.7m high. (Rigg 1954)
Beaker (Corpus No 171) from this barrow, listed by Clarke (1970). In Dorset County Museum.
All the bowl barrows are now ploughed. 'A' measures 21.2 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high. 'B' is 29.5 metres in diameter and 1.6 metres high on the lower south-east side, and 'C' measures 28.0 metres in diameter and 1.2 metres high on its lower side. (See ground photograph). Revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (Attrill 1981)
Three bowl barrows, forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery associated with a Neolithic long barrow. (English Heritage 2000)
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (NMR 1976). The barrow is visible as a ring ditch, 19m across.
Historic England, National Record of the Historic Environment, 453384 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Rigg, J, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JR, F1 JR 04-SEP-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.
Attrill, N J, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments NJA, F2 NJA 23-MAR-81 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1927-38 (Map). SWX1540.
(Centred SY 669919) Tumuli (NR) three shown.
English Heritage, Scheduled Monument revision, 24-NOV-2000 (Scheduling record). SDO18414.
08-JUL-1976, NMR SY6692/5/6 (JRB 3303) (Aerial Photograph). SDO10867.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 36 (Monograph). SDO97.
‘(15) Barrows, to the N. and E. of Forty Acre Plantation 1 m. S.E. of the church, are eight in number; some of them were opened by E. Cunnington 1879–87 (Dor. N.H. and Ant. F.C. xxxvii, p. 41). … (d), 290 yards E.N.E. of (c) and just N.E. of the road, is 81 ft. in diam. and 1 ft. high. ‘
Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 96 (Monograph). SDO132.
Clarke, D L, 1970, Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland, 479 (Monograph). SDO18289.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SDO10867 Aerial Photograph: 08-JUL-1976. NMR SY6692/5/6 (JRB 3303).
- --- SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 96.
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment. 453384.
- --- SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments NJA. F2 NJA 23-MAR-81.
- --- SDO18289 Monograph: Clarke, D L. 1970. Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. 479.
- --- SDO18414 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Monument revision. 24-NOV-2000.
- --- SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 36.
- --- SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JR. F1 JR 04-SEP-54.
- --- SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1927-38.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6689 9195 (27m by 25m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Bradford Peverell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 014 015 D
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 60 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453384
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bradford Peverell 15d
Record last edited
Sep 2 2026 4:06PM
