Monument record MDO7661 - Bowl barrow, East Lulworth

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow to the south of East Lulworth is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(SY 85818178) Bowl Barrow. The barrow mound is 1m high and 33m in diameter, it is surrounded by a slight ditch partially infilled and up to 5m wide. <3>

The site of a Bronze Age barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946 to the south of East Lulworth (1). The barrow mound is still faintly visible as a soil or germination mark on recent Google Earth imagery.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1984 4241-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13699.

<2> Keen, L, and Carreck, A (eds), 1987 , Historic landscape of Weld: the Weld Estate Dorset., Survey no 478 (Monograph). SWX8134.

‘Barrow. Situated around SY 8581 8177.’

<3> English Heritage, Scheduling Amendment, 24-AUG-1994 (Scheduling record). SDO17245.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 966416 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1984 4241-2.
  • <2> Monograph: Keen, L, and Carreck, A (eds). 1987 . Historic landscape of Weld: the Weld Estate Dorset.. Survey no 478.
  • <3> Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduling Amendment. 24-AUG-1994.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 966416.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8581 8177 (point)
Map sheet SY88SE
Civil Parish East Lulworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 010 045
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SE 58
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 966416

Record last edited

Oct 15 2024 3:45PM

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