Monument record MDO4533 - Bowl barrow, Okeford Fitzpaine
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Full Description
A bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being 72 feet in diameter with a mound about 3 feet high, and overgrown.
The barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project (NMR 2007; EA 2018). The mound is just under 19m in diameter and appears substantially disturbed in its centre. An outer ditch around 1.5m in width is also visible.
National Monuments Record, 10-JAN-2007, NMR 24509/30 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21603.
Environment Agency, xx-xxx-2018, Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M (Aerial Photograph). SDO21483.
<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 207 (Monograph). SDO136.
'(44) Bowl (80040841), 205 yds. N.E. of (43), is thickly overgrown and the whole top of the mound has been removed. Diam. 72 ft., ht. 3 ft.'
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO21483 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xx-xxx-2018. Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M.
- --- SDO21603 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 10-JAN-2007. NMR 24509/30.
- <1> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 207.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8004 0841 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80NW |
| Civil Parish | Okeford Fitzpaine; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 042 044
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Okeford Fitzpaine 44
Record last edited
Dec 18 2025 3:08PM
