Monument record MDO7650 - Bowl barrow, one of the Water Barrows, East Lulworth

A bowl barrow, one of two round barrows known as the Water Barrows. In 1970 this monument was reported as being a very irregular mound over three feet high. It is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

'A' - Large bowl barrow (no dimensions given). <2-3>

The 'Water Barrows' lie on almost level ground about 220 ft. OD and comprise: 'A' - (36) SY 86538176. Bowl barrow, very irregular but 3 1/2ft.
high. <4>

SY 865817. Water Barrows, round barrows. Scheduled. <5>

Water Barrows (name not confirmed). 'A' SY 86521875. Bowl barrow, diameter 22.0m., height 1.0m. Ploughed over. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>

This one, a bowl barrow, is recorded as being a very irregular mound over three feet high. It is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <8> and was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.

('A' - SY 86528175; 'B' - SY 86558179) Water Barrows (Tumuli) (NR)

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 09-JUL-52 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 445 (Monograph). SDO150.

'The Water Barrows (1770), two, lie on almost level site about 220 ft. above O.D. (36) Bowl ( 86538176). Very irregular; ht. 3½ ft.'

<5> Department of the Environment, 1977, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2, 63 (Monograph). SWX2300.

<6> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 02-JUL-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<7> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<8> Dorset County Council, 2002, Dorset County Council Vertical Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDO13401.

<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455386 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 20 2023 4:49PM