Monument record MDO6772 - Bowl barrow, Rose Lawn Barrow Group, Broadstone Golf Course, Poole

Ditched bowl barrow 15.5m diameter and 1.4m high, in woodland, part of a group of eight round barrows. In 1955 it was described as a tree covered flat topped bowl barrow, with no visible ditch, and in 1981 in dense woodland.

`D' A tree covered flat topped bowl barrow, with no visible ditch. The mound has a diameter of 16.0m., and a height of 1.6m. <2>

(d) SZ 00779755. Diameter 16 paces. Height 5 ft. <3>

SZ 007974. Group of round barrows on Broadstone Golf Course Scheduled. <5>

`D'. SZ 00779754. Bowl barrow in dense woodland. Diameter 15.5 metres, height 1.4 metres. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1938 (Map). SWX1540.

Area centred SZ 007975 Tumuli (NR) Tumulus (NR) (Three times)

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 17/11/1955 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows (Monograph). SDO132.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 449 (Monograph). SDO150.

'ROSE LAWN GROUP (SZ 09 NW). Eight barrows, forming a compact group though with no obvious focus, on and towards N.E. end of broad ridge above 200 ft. contour. Most are on golf course. … (391) Bowl (00779754) in Rose Lawn Coppice 115 yds. N. of (29). Diam. 45 ft., ht. 5 ft.'

<5> Department of the Environment, 1978, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2), 67 (Monograph). SWX1687.

<6> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 26/06/1981 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<7> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 457945 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 22 2025 12:58PM