Monument record MDO717 - Bowl barrow on Smacam Down, Cerne Abbas
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(SY 65969947) A bowl barrow. 36ft diameter, 2.75ft high, situated about 60 yds NE of Smacam Down settlement (SY 69 NE 11). (1)
A bush covered bowl barrowed with many flints exposed. Diameter 12.0m, height 0.7m. No ditch. (2)
A tree and grass covered bowl barrow which now measures 13.0m in diameter and 0.9m in height. A ditch is intimated by a broad hand of soft ground, averaging 2.4m wide and 0.1m deep, surrounding the barrow. (See GP).
Revised at 1:2500 on MSD. (3)
(SY 65859946) Tumulus (NR). (4)
The feature is visible on Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project. <7>
<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 83-84 (Monograph). SDO97.
‘(33) SETTLEMENT and BARROWS (Plate 106) on Smacam Down 1¼ m. S.W. of the church. The settlement has a four-sided ... About 60 yards N.E. of the enclosure is a bowl barrow 36 ft. in diam. and 2¾ ft. high.’
<2> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 03-FEB-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.
<3> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 97 (Monograph). SDO132.
<4> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1975 (Map). SDO17396.
(SY 65969947) A bowl barrow. 36ft diameter, 2.75ft high, situated about 60 yds NE of Smacam Down settlement (SY 69 NE 11)
<5> Attrill, N J, Field Investigators Comments NJA, F2 NJA 11-DEC-80 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.
<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452888 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
<7> Environment Agency, 16-NOV-2021, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO18034.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 83-84.
- <2> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 03-FEB-55.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 97.
- <4> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1975.
- <5> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 11-DEC-80.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452888.
- <7> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 6586 9947 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Cerne Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 027 033 B
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 17
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452888
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cerne Abbas 33
Record last edited
Jan 20 2025 2:52PM
