Monument record MDO861 - Bowl barrow, Cheselbourne

(ST 74290103) A barrow, 40 feet in diameter and 2 feet 6 inches high. <1>

(ST 74300105) A ditchless, grass covered bowl barrow, 17.0m in diameter and 0.7m high. <2>

Not mentioned by the Royal Commission or Grinsell. <3>

ST 74300104 A ploughed down bowl barrow 13.4m in diameter and 0.5m high. There is no visible ditch. Remaining under plough.

Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>

Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1986, Dorset Barrow Survey (Index). SDO134.

‘In a field regularly ploughed – reduced and spread by ploughing. Not visited. Its position on the crest of a spur is a good one for a barrow. Also on parish boundary, which is significant in confirming its identity as a landmark.’

<1> RCHM Mss file (Unpublished document). SWX2467.

<2> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 17-FEB-56 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<3> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F2 GB 07-NOV-78 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<3.1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2 (Monograph). SDO136.

<3.2> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows (Monograph). SDO132.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 202096 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jul 4 2024 3:45PM