Monument record MDO7703 - Possible late prehistoric round barrow, Farm Heath, East Stoke

A very disturbed mound identified as a possible barrow. A mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of Farm Heath, East Stoke. It is considered likely to be the remains of the possible late prehistoric round barrow described above. It is one of a large group of potential Bronze Age round barrows situated at this location (see also MDO7701-05 and MDO30236-41).

'E' - SY 89028793. Large natural mound of gravel. <1>

Farm Heath Group of five barrows on slope dropping north towards River Piddle. 'E' - (47) SY 89028794. Mound, possible barrow, on top of small knoll. Very disturbed. <2>

'D' and 'E' are large natural mounds of gravel. <4>

A mound, approximately 15.2m in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <5-8> of Farm Heath, East Stoke. It is considered likely to be the remains of the possible Bronze Age round barrow described above. This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is one of a large group of potential late prehistoric barrows situated at this location (see also MDO7701-05 and MDO30236-41).

<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 29-JUL-52 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

('D' - SY 89158791; 'E' - SY 89038794) Mounds (NAT)

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 452 (Monograph). SDO150.

'(47) Mound, possible barrow (89028794), 133 yds. N. of (46) on the top of small knoll. Very disturbed.'

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 18-JUN-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<6> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 6409-10 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13207.

<7> Royal Air Force, 25-JUN-1962, RAF 58/5210 F21 94 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13199.

<8> Royal Air Force, 20-OCT-1971, RAF 39/3812 0168-169 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13222.

<9> Meridian Air Maps Ltd, 29-10-1983, NMR MAL/2683 009-010 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13223.

<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455177 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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