Monument record MDO6997 - Bowl Barrow on Affpuddle Heath, Affpuddle
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Summary
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Full Description
A bowl barrow. No details given. (Grinsell, 1935-1954)
A heather covered bowl barrow with a diameter of 9.0 metres and a height of 1.0 metres. It has no ditch. The top of the mound has been badly mutilated east-west and north-south by what are probably military trenches. There were no surface finds. (Rigg 1952)
SY 8007 9226. Bowl barrow, 26ft diameter and 1 3/4ft high, practically destroyed. (RCHME 1970)
SY 801 923 - SY 815 924. Round barrows on Affpuddle and Bryants Puddle Heath. (DoE 1978)
SY 8006 9225. No change. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (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Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document).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, 456188 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Barton, J G, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JGB, F2 JGB 06-FEB-81 (Unpublished document).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Rigg, J, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JR, F1 JR 23-SEP-52 (Unpublished document).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.
(SY 8007 9226) Tumulus (NR)
Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.
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.
Department of the Environment, 1978, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2), 59 (Monograph). SWX1687.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments JGB. F2 JGB 06-FEB-81.
- --- SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment. 456188.
- --- 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- --- SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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.
- --- SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- --- SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 59.
Finds (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8006 9226 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
| Civil Parish | Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 001 054
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 6
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456188
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Affpuddle 54
Record last edited
Oct 1 2026 3:30PM