Monument record MDO4957 - Barrow, Tarrant Hinton
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Summary
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(ST 91870906) Tumulus (NR). <1>
Barrow destroyed in the construction of Blandford military camp. <2>
The barrow is visible as a crescent-shaped banked earthwork approximately 20m across, with a ditched hollow approximately 13m in diameter on its northeast side on 1940s aerial photographs and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project. <5>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, OS 6" 1902 (Map). SWX1540.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 100 (Monograph). SDO99.
'In addition to five undated mounds (54), some twenty-eight round barrows occur in the parish, most of them levelled or damaged by cultivation. A few were dug into in the 19th century, and among these are two which cannot be precisely located. One of them, 'near Pimperne Long Barrow;, was small and contained at the centre an extended, probably intrusive inhumation with the head to the W.; in a cist in the Chalk near its feet lay another inhumation, proably primary (C.T.D., Pt. 2, no. 24). The other unlocated barrow, 'about ΒΌ mile E. of Pimperne Long Barrow', contained an extended inhumation, probably primary, with 'fragments of a rude urn' at its side, covered by a cairn of flints. Above the cairn was a pot containing a hoard of Constantinian coins (C.T.D., Pt. 3, no. 99; Hutchins I, 318-9). (26) Barrow (91870906) has been destroyed in the construction of Blandford military camp.'
<3> Cox, P W and Chandler, J, 1995, A Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Works at Blandford Army Camp, Dorset: New Northern Perimeter Fence and Playing Fields, Site 1 (Unpublished document). SDO13904.
<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209325 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
<5> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2153 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18613.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. OS 6" 1902.
- <2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 100.
- <3> SDO13904 Unpublished document: Cox, P W and Chandler, J. 1995. A Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Works at Blandford Army Camp, Dorset: New Northern Perimeter Fence and Playing Fields. Site 1.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209325.
- <5> SDO18613 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 FS 2153.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- : Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Tarrant Hinton (EDO7670)
- Event - Intervention: Barrow East of Pimperne Long Barrow, Tarrant Hinton; excavation before 1899 (EDO7032)
- Event - Intervention: Barrow East of Pimperne Long Barrow, Tarrant Hinton; excavation before 1899 (EDO7033)
- Event - Interpretation: Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M (EDO7819)
- Event - Interpretation: New perimeter fence, Blandford Camp; desk based assessment and field visit 1995 (EDO6251)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 9187 0906 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90NW |
| Civil Parish | Tarrant Hinton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 058 026
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 26
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 5
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209325
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Hinton 26
Record last edited
Oct 4 2023 2:06PM
