Monument record MDO2490 - Bowl barrow, Stinsford

SY 70589437. Bowl barrow, 18 paces diameter and 2ft high. <1>

A bowl barrow, 18.0m diameter and 0.4m high is situated at SY 70589433. <3>

Bowl barrow (SY 70589437), 50ft diameter and 2ft high on a gentle south-east facing slope. <4>

Ploughed out. <5>

Thereis no indication of the mound, and the vague rise identifiable is as likely to represent a natural feature and to relate to the low parallel ridges aligned E-W which occur along the north-facing slope. Not recommended for scheduling. Ground photo with archive report. <6>

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.

<2> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 06-OCT-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F2 NVQ 02-DEC-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 257 (Monograph). SDO146.

'(15) Bowl (70589437), 320 yds. N. of (14) on a gentle S.E. facing slope. Diam. 50 ft., ht. 2 ft.'

<5> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F3 JGB 12-NOV-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<6> English Heritage, English Heritage Alternative Action Report, MPPA, 13-Apr-1999 (Scheduling record). SDO18279.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455053 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 27 2023 3:35PM