Monument record MDO5680 - Bowl barrow south east of Holy Cross Abbey, Stapehil, Ferndown

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Summary

Bowl barrow south east of Holy Cross Abbey. The barrow is 25m in diameter and 1.8m high with an infilled outer ditch. A hole has been dug into the centre of the barrow. The barrow mound is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Bowl barrow south east of Holy Cross Abbey. The barrow is 25m in diameter and 1.8m high with an infilled outer ditch. A hole has been dug into the centre of the barrow. The barrow mound is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery <3> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1971 (Map). SDO17396.

(SU 05540006) Tumulus (NR)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 29 (Monograph). SDO129.

'(34) Bowl (05540005), 300 yds. E.E. of Holy Cross Abbey; diam. 90 ft., ht. 5½ ft.; hole dug in centre.'

<3> XX-XXX-2015, Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m (Aerial Photograph). SDO15442.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 213125 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1971.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 29.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213125.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0554 0005 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SU00SE
Civil Parish Ferndown Town; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 009 034
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 SE 8
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213125

Record last edited

Oct 7 2024 3:09PM

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