Monument record MDO7120 - Bowl barrow on Roke Down, Bere Regis
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Three ditchless round barrows on Roke Down marked on OS 1" 1811. 'B' - SY 81949648. Bowl barrow, 14.0m diameter and 0.3m high. <1>
Three round barrows situated on Roke Down in an area of 'Celtic' fields (see SY 89 NW 12). All are nearly flattened by modern ploughing. 'B' - (91) - SY 81969648. Bowl (?) barrow, 36 ft diameter apparently at a 'Celtic' field angle. <2> <4>
'B'. SY 81949648. This barrow has been destroyed. <5>
A group of three plough-damaged bowl barrows on Roke Down. The barrow mounds are each composed of earth, flint and chalk and measure up to 20-22 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres in height. The group forms part of a wider group of 11 barrows, which together form a round barrow cemetery on Roke Down. Scheduled. <7>
The site is visible as a cropmark mound on aerial photographs <10> and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Upper Cern and Piddle AIM Project.
<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 15-NOV-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
<2> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 90 (Monograph). SDO132.
<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1968 (Map). SWX1540.
(Centred SY 819964) Tumuli (NR) three shown
<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.
‘Bowls (?), three (SY 89 NW), on O.S. (1811), on Roke Down on crest and slopes of low rise above 200 ft. among Ancient Field Group (30). Nearly flattened by modern ploughing. … (91) (81969648) 57 yds. E.S.E. of (90). Diam. 36 ft. Apparently at 'Celtic' field angle.’
<5> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 15-MAY-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<6> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1989, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988, 143 (Serial). SDO88.
<7> Historic England, Scheduled Monument Notification, 09-Mar-01 (Scheduling record). SDO17468.
<8> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.
<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455875 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
<10> Ordnance Survey, 05-SEP-1979, OS/79110 V 119 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20774.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 15-NOV-54.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 90.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
- <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> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 15-MAY-81.
- <6> SDO88 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1989. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988. 110. 143.
- <7> SDO17468 Scheduling record: Historic England. Scheduled Monument Notification. 09-Mar-01.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455875.
- <10> SDO20774 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 05-SEP-1979. OS/79110 V 119.
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Location
Grid reference | SY 8196 9648 (point) |
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Map sheet | SY89NW |
Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 091
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 17 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455875
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 91
Record last edited
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