Monument record MDO44391 - Barrow on Stourpaine Down

Roughly ST 887104. Whetstone and two bone pins or needles, from barrow on Stourpaine Down, went from Durden Collection to British Museum. <1>

No evidence of a barrow was found at Stourpaine Down. Most of the area is arable but no barrow circles are visible on available air photograph. <2>

Mentioned by R.C.H.M. No further information. <3>

<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 16-JUN-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<1.1> Grinsell, L V, 1934-55, Dorset Barrows, Mss 1934-55 DurdenCat 24-5 Nos 122 137 138 (Unpublished document). SWX4483.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 20-DEC-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2.1> Royal Air Force, 24-04-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2038 3227-8, 2038 3227 (Aerial Photograph). SDO17744.

<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, Pt 2, 265 (Monograph). SDO136.

‘A barrow at 88701191 has been destroyed in recent years. An unlocated barrow on Stourpaine Down yielded a whetstone and two bone pins (Durden Cat. Nos. 122, 137, 138).’

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 206160 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 20 2022 2:20PM