Monument record MDO4532 - Bowl barrow, Okeford Fitzpaine
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A grass covered ditchless bowl barrow, diameter 10.0m. height 0.7m. It is slightly higher measured from the south-east where the trackway has cut around the barrow. <3>
Bowl barrow is high situated on Bell Hill on the summit of a chalk escarpment (ST 79940825). <4>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.
(ST 79930823) Tumulus (NR)
<2> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 16-JUN-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.
A bowl barrow. 12 paces diameter wide by 2½ feet high.
<2.1> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.
<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F2 NVQ 16-JUL-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
<4> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 207 (Monograph). SDO136.
‘(43) Bowl (79940825) on Bell Hill, on the summit of the chalk escarpment at over 800 ft. above O.D. Diam. 36 ft., ht. 2½ ft.’
<5> Department of the Environment, DOE (IAM) Ancient Monuments Record Form, DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 1977 66 (Index). SDO17347.
<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 201725 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 16-JUN-55.
- <2.1> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 16-JUL-55.
- <4> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 207.
- <5> SDO17347 Index: Department of the Environment. DOE (IAM) Ancient Monuments Record Form. DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 1977 66.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 201725.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 7992 0822 (17m by 19m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST70NE |
| Civil Parish | Okeford Fitzpaine; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 042 043
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 NE 5
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 201725
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Okeford Fitzpaine 43
Record last edited
Jan 13 2022 12:29PM
