Monument record MDO4920 - Round barrow south of Bloody Shard Gate, Tarrant Gunville

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Summary

Bronze Age bowl barrow partly destroyed by rabbit burrowing, ploughing and a later track. Located west of Greenclose Farm and situated on the Tarrant Gunville boundary.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Bowl barrow 13.5 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres high mutilated by rabbits and crossed by a fence and on the west by a cart track. The west portion is under grass and the east portion under plough. <1>

A bowl barrow located west of Greenclose Farm is situated on the Tarrant Gunville boundary. It is 14 paces in diameter and 3 feet high. <2>


<1> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 12-APR-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 108 (Monograph). SDO132.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(ST 93261460) Tumulus (NR)

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 210190 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 12-APR-54.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 108.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210190.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 9326 1460 (29m by 29m)
Map sheet ST91SW
Civil Parish Tarrant Gunville; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 057 045
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SW 19
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210190

Record last edited

Oct 11 2024 1:00PM

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