Monument record MDO7117 - Bowl barrow in Bere Wood, Bere Regis
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A bowl barrow 24 paces diameter, and 8ft high. <2>
This barrow has a diameter of 18.0 metres and a height of 2.5 metres. There is no ditch and there are no traces of mutilation. The barrow is fern covered. A fine bowl barrow. <3>
SY 86139539. Tree covered, bowl barrow, 56ft diameter and about 10ft high in Bere Wood. <4>
A bowl barrow measuring 22.2 metres in diameter and 2.4 metres high. (See ground photographs). Revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.
(SY 86139538) Tumulus (NR)
<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.
<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 12-09-1952 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.
<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 436 (Monograph). SDO150.
‘(88) Bowl (SY 89 NE; 86139539) in Bere Wood on level ground. Diam. 56 ft., ht. about 10 ft. Tree-covered.’
<5> Attrill, N J, Field Investigators Comments NJA, F2 NJA 1981-05-15 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.
<6> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.
<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455788 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 12-09-1952.
- <4> 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. 436.
- <5> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 1981-05-15.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455788.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8613 9539 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NE |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 088
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 27
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455788
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 88
Record last edited
Oct 11 2024 1:03PM
