Monument record MDO6991 - Bowl Barrow in Pallington Heath Group, Affpuddle
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Three heather covered round barrows near Pallington Clump have all been mutilated by vehicle tracks. The diameters of the barrow are all measured from inside ditch to inside ditch and the heights from the top of the mound to the base of the ditch. … ‘B' - SY 78919223. Ditched bowl barrow, 20.0m diameter and 1.5m high with a surrounding ditch averaging 2.5m wide by 0.4m deep. (Rigg 1952)
'B' - SY 78929222. Ditch bowl barrow, 22 paces diameter and 5ft high. (Grinsell 1959)
'B' - (48) - SY 78919224. Ditched bowl barrow, 50ft diameter and 5½ ft high. Road cuts north side. (RCHME 1970)
'B' SY 78919224, now mutilated by a trackway; ditch visible only on the south side. A, B and C re-surveyed, and D surveyed, at 1:2500 on MSD. (Barton 1981)
Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.
Historic England, National Record of the Historic Environment, 454876 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Barton, J G, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JGB, F2 JGB 23-JAN-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
Rigg, J, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JR, F1 JR 23-SEP-52 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.
Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1906 (Map). SWX1540.
(Centred SY 788922) Tumuli (NR) (three shown)
Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 85 (Monograph). SDO132.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 434 (Monograph). SDO150.
‘Pallington Heath Group (SY 79 SE). Eight barrows, including one probable bell, immediately S. of Piddle-Frome watershed, near S. edge of broad flat plateau just above 300 ft. contour. … (48) Ditched bowl (78919224) 135 yds. E.N.E. of (46). Diam. 50 ft., ht. 5½ ft. Road cuts N. side.’
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JGB. F2 JGB 23-JAN-81.
- --- SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment. 454876.
- --- 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. 434.
- --- SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- --- SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JR. F1 JR 23-SEP-52.
- --- SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1906.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7890 9223 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SE |
| Civil Parish | Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 001 048
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SE 18
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Affpuddle 48
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Pallington Heath Group
Record last edited
Oct 1 2026 1:30PM