Monument record MDO430 - Bowl barrow on Bradford Down, Bradford Peverell

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Summary

Site of a probable ploughed-levelled Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SY 64429114. A circular grass covered mound with a diameter of 16.0 metres and a height of 0.4 metres on the north or uphill side. No ditch. Probably a barrow though well down the hillside; see AP - CPE/UK/2431/3263. Bowl-shaped. (4) This barrow has been completely ploughed out. (3)

Site of a probable ploughed-levelled Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. (1)


<1> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4071-73 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11140.

<2> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 11-SEP-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<3> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 15-APR-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453608 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4071-73.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 11-SEP-54.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 15-APR-81.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453608.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6441 9115 (30m by 30m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Bradford Peverell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 014 025
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 453608
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: SY 69 SW 13

Record last edited

Jul 19 2024 4:47PM

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