Monument record MDO6994 - Bowl Barrow in Pallington Heath Group, Affpuddle
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'A' - Ditched bowl barrow, 13.0m diameter and 1.5m high covered with fern and heather and a depression on the top. The surrounding ditch averages 2.5m wide and 0.3m deep in the northern half; the ditch is faint in the south and south-east quadrants. (Rigg 1952)
'A' - (51) - SY 79109214. Ditched bowl, 37ft diameter and 4½ ft high, excavated in centre and across east-west axis. (Grinsell 1959; RCHME 1970)
'A' SY 79099214, diameter 12.5m. Height 2.2m. The ditch has been destroyed by forestry work. Re-surveyed at 1.2500 on MSD. (Barton 1981)
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery of 2010. It is sub-circular in shape and measures 12 m in diameter (Environment Agency 2010) This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document).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, 454886 (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Barton, J G, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JGB, F2 JGB 23-JAN-81 (Unpublished document).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Rigg, J, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JR, F1 JR 23-SEP-52 (Unpublished document).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, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.
Tumuli (NR)
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.
Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO13148.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JGB. F2 JGB 23-JAN-81.
- --- SDO13148 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 2010. Lidar DTM.
- --- SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment. 454886.
- --- 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- --- SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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. 1902.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7909 9214 (16m by 14m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| 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: 6 001 051
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SE 20A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454886
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Affpuddle 51
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Pallington Heath Group
Record last edited
Oct 1 2026 3:28PM