Monument record MDO409 - Long Barrow near Forty Acre Plantation, Bradford Peverell

The site of a Neolithic long barrow is visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. This long barrow is one of at least eight barrows in the plantation. In 1952 this monument was described as an earthwork around 156 feet long, and 40 feet wide and 4 feet high at its widest point. This barrow was investigated in 1881 by Cunnington, who reported the finding of human remains.

A long barrow ".... near Bradford Peverel, by the road between that vill and Dorchester, is surrounded at the basis with rude stones". (Possibly the long barrow of Authy 4). <2>

A long barrow near Forty Acre Plantation is about 156ft long by 89ft at its widest point (40ft from the south east end); here it is 4ft high. Opened by Cunnington (No 11) in 1881 when human remains were found. <5>

Grass-covered long barrow, 55.0m long and 24.0m wide merges gradually into the surrounding ground at its western end. The higher eastern end is 1.3m high taken to the south. No trace of mutilations but vague, unsurveyable side ditches are visible. <6>

SY 6692 9198. Long barrow, orientated SE/NW, opened by Cunnington in 1881 who found a cairn at the south-east end containing a small piece of human jaw, two sherds and a pointed flint implement. A presumably secondary or intensive inhumation, probably crouched, was also found on the surface of the mound. <7>

No change. Revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <8>

A Neolithic long barrow, forming the focus of a later dispersed round barrow cemetery. <9>

The site of a Neolithic long barrow is visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. <10-11>

<1> 1768, Gentleman's Magazine, 112-3 (Serial). SDO19686.

<2> Gomme, G L, 1886, Archaeology: A classified collection of the chief contents of “The Gentleman’s Magazine” from 1731-1868. Volume 2. (Monograph). SDO9822.

<3> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1916, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916, 42 (Serial). SDO25.

’11. Frome Whitfield. Long Barrow. Next field to No. 10. 162ft. long, 62ft. wide. Trench cut throughout the length, and also across. Some human remains found. Sept., 1881.’

<4> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1927-38 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 66919198) Long Barrow (NR)

<5> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 36 (Monograph). SDO97.

‘(15) BARROWS, to the N. and E. of Forty Acre Plantation 1 m. S.E. of the church, are eight in number; some of them were opened by E. Cunnington 1879–87 (Dor. N.H. and Ant. F.C. xxxvii, p. 41). … (e) long-barrow (322° mag.), 30 yards N.E. of (d), is about 156 ft. long by 89 ft. at its widest point (40 ft. from the S.E. end); here it is 4 ft. high. (O.S. Map of Neolithic Wessex, No. 153.) It is Cunnington's No. 11, and was trenched by him in 1881, when human remains were found (Dor. N.H. and Ant. F.C. xxxvii, 42, No. 11).‘

<6> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 04-SEP-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<7> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 77 (Monograph). SDO132.

‘Site has been alternating between arable and grassland for last 20 years. Suggestion of side-ditches. Opened by EC 1881: in cairn at SE end, small piece of human jaw, two sherds, and pointed flint implement. A presumably secondary or intrusive interment of a skeleton, probably crouched, was found at the N.W. end, almost on the surface of the mound. Dorset Proc xxxvii, 42 (barrow 11) and Cunnington Ms., barrow 11.’

<8> Attrill, N J, Field Investigators Comments NJA, F2 NJA 23-MAR-81 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.

<9> English Heritage, Scheduled Monument revision, 24-NOV-2000 (Scheduling record). SDO18414.

<10> 08-JUL-1976, NMR SY6692/5/6 (JRB 3303) (Aerial Photograph). SDO10867.

<11> 29-OCT-1997, NMR SY6691/9-10 (15846/10-11) (Aerial Photograph). SDO10866.

<12> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453352 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 10 2024 4:01PM