Monument record MDO504 - Pond Barrow, part of the Culliford Tree Group, Broadmayne
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A Bronze Age pond barrow, part of the Culliford Tree barrow group, a dispersed linear group of barrows ranged along part of the Dorset Ridgeway and incorporating the Broadmayne bank barrow (SY 78 NW 7). The pond barrow is circa 20 metres in diameter and circa 0.4 metres deep. Listed by RCHME as Broadmayne 25 and by Grinsell as Broadmayne 8a. RCHME described the pond barrow as being surrounded by a continuous bank circa 15 feet across and 6 inches high. In 1979, Ordnance Survey field investigation located no trace of a visible bank. <1-3>
A Bronze Age pond barrow, part of a dispersed linear group of barrows ranged along part of the Dorset Ridgeway and incorporating the Broadmayne bank barrow. <7-8>
<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 97, 172 (Monograph). SDO132.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 459 (Monograph). SDO150.
‘(25) Pond barrow (70498528) 90 yds. E.N.E. of (24). Diam. about 60 ft., depth about 1½ ft. within unbroken bank about 15 ft. across and at most 6 ins. high.’
<3> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 12-NOV-1979 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<4> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 604 (Index). SDO12304.
Diameter 20.0m, depth 0.4m. Bank still visible as a spread swelling surrounding the central depression. 0.2m high. Cultivated in a field of ley pasture. 1/5/D
<5> McOmish, D and Tuck, C, 2001, Broadmayne Bank Barrow, Dorset (Unpublished document). SDO16432.
<6> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<7> 22-APR-1954, NMR SY 7085/6-10 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10766.
<8> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3284-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10765.
<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1337686 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 97, 172.
- <2> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 459.
- <3> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 12-NOV-1979.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 604.
- <5> SDO16432 Unpublished document: McOmish, D and Tuck, C. 2001. Broadmayne Bank Barrow, Dorset.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO10766 Aerial Photograph: 22-APR-1954. NMR SY 7085/6-10.
- <8> SDO10765 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3284-6.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1337686.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7048 8528 (37m by 36m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Broadmayne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 017 025
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 77
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 9
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1337686
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Broadmayne 25
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Culliford Tree Group
Record last edited
Jun 28 2023 3:41PM
