Monument record MDO7652 - Bowl barrow, one of the Ferny Barrows, East Lulworth

Bowl barrow, one of two barrows known as Ferny Barrows. They are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs, situated on the summit of a slight rise.

SY 876816. Ferney Barrows (sic) round barrows. Scheduled. <3>

Ferny Barrows (name not confirmed): 'A'. SY 86648164. Bowl barrow, diameter 16.5m., height 1.3m. … Both barrows are in an arable field but have not been ploughed over. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>

Bowl barrow. One of two barrows known as Ferny Barrows. They are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs, situated on the summit of a slight rise <5-6>. The site was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.

('A' - SY 86648164; 'B' - SY 86668161) Ferny Barrows (Tumuli) (NR)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 445 (Monograph). SDO150.

'The Ferny Barrows (1770), two, on summit of slight rise. (38) Bowl (86648165) 180 yds. S.E. of (36) ). Diam. 48 ft., ht. 5 ft. Disturbed near centre.'

<3> Department of the Environment, 1977, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2, 63 (Monograph). SWX2300.

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 02-JUL-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4240-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13702.

<6> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2425-26 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13703.

<7> Dorset County Council, 2002, Dorset County Council Vertical Photograph (Aerial Photograph). SDO13401.

<8> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455391 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Oct 20 2023 5:06PM