More information : (Centred SY 995815) Tumuli (NR) (seven shown) (1)
Ailwood Down group. Seventeen bowl barrows, and a long barrow
(SY 98 SE 14) on summit and S shoulder of part of Purbeck Hills,
here over 600ft above OD. Ten form an irregular WNW-ESE line only
250 yards long on the summit while the rest,including the long
barrow, lie on slightly lower ground immediately to S. Only the
two highest barrows (208 and 212) have continuous ditches. Some
others have quarry pits, probably original. All are under turf.
One, unidentified but adjacent, contained a cremation (W A Miles,
Deverel Barrow (1826), 15; Hutchins I, 689).
'A'-(201) Bowl (?) (99388159). Diam. 30ft.ht.2ft
B-(202) Ditched bowl (99438158) 25 yds. ESE of (201) Diam 48ft.
Ht 7 1/2ft. Ditch broken by four causeways, two diametrically
opposed on N and S.
C-(203) Bowl (99428156) 15 yards SSW of (202). Diam. 25ft., Ht 1ft.
D-(204) Bowl (99468157) 22 yds ESE of (202). Diam 43ft. Ht 6ft.
E-(205) Bowl (99498157) 23 yds E of (204). Diam. 55ft. ht. 5ft.
F-(206) Bowl (99518157) immediately SE of (205). Diam. 40ft. Ht
3 1/2 ft.
G-(207) Bowl (99538156) immediately SE of (206). Diam. 40ft. Ht
3ft. Probably original quarry pit on S.
H-(208) Ditched bowl (99568155) 43 yards ESE of (207). Diam.
90ft., ht. 10ft. Ditch, 20ft. wide and up to 4ft deep, cuts that
of (212).
J-(209) Bowl (99548154). The westernmost of three immediately
SW of ditch of (208). Diam. 27ft ht 2ft.
K-(210) Bowl (99558154). 11yards SE of (209). Diam. 15ft., ht
9ins.
L-(211)Bowl (99568154) immediately adjacent to (210) on SE Diam
22ft ht 1ft.
M-(212) Ditched bowl (99598154) immediately SE of (208). Diam.
70ft.ht 8ft., with ditch 10ft wide and 1ft deep cut on W by that
of (208).
N-(213) Bowl (99628154) immediately E of(212 ), on outer lip of
ditch. Diam. 35ft., het 2ft. Quarry pit on E.
P-(214) Bowl (99658153) 35 yards ESE of (213). Diam. 40ft. ht
3ft. Flat-topped, with quarry pits on SW and SE.
Q-(215) Bowl (99578150) 28 yards S of W end of long barrow (181)
Diam.21ft ht 1 ft. Cut by track.
R-(216)Bowl (99598147) 30 yards SSE of (215). Diam 30ft ht 1
1/2ft.
S-(217) Bowl (99618151) 47 yds. NNE of (216) and impinging on line
of long barrow ditch on SE Diam. 27ft., ht 1ft.
(See plan). (2)
SY 997816. Group of round barrows on Nine Barrow Down. Scheduled.(3)
Centred SY 99538155. A close-packed group of seventeen round
barrows with an adjacent long barrow (SY 98 SE 14) occupy part of
the top and upper crest of Brenscombe Hill at 180m O.D. Most now
lie under dense gorse cover but three mounds at the eastern end
are under the plough in a regularly cultivated arable field.
A curious feature about the group is the number of pits which lie
either adjacent to or hard against the lower slopes of some of
the mounds. At least six of the round barrows as well as the
long barrow have such pits beside or near them; these pits range
in size and shape from a large amorphous depression up to 0.8m
deep to a small 0.6m deep circular pit of similar volume to the
adjacent mound. Their origin and purpose is not clear but they
are probably as suggested (2) quarry pits although it would be
most unusual if they were original features of the sepulchral
group.
The barrows all differ in size.
RCHME No. NGR.
201 SY 99438158 11.0m in diameter and 0.8m high.
202 SY 99458157 The mound is 16.0m by 14.0m and 1.6m high. The
ditch, well defined on the north side, is interrupted by a number
of pits; the gaps in the ditch are unlikely to be causeways.
Covered by dense gorse.
RCHM No. NGR
203 SY 99458156 9.6m by 8.2m and 0.6m high with an 0.7m deep pit
on the west side.
204 SY 99478157 14.0m in diameter and 1.7m in height with a
disturbed top.
205 SY 99508157 18.0m in diameter and 1.7m in height also with a
disturbed top.
206 SY 99518157 12.0m in diameter and 0.8 in height.
207 SY 99518156 14.0m in diameter and 1.0m height with a large
amorphous pit to the south.
208 SY 99568155 30.0m in diameter, 4.1m high with ditch up to
1.1m deep.
209 SY 99548153 8.0m in diameter and 0.6m in height with an 0.7m
deep pit on the west side
210 SY 99558153 5.5m in diameter and 0.4m in height.
211 SY 99558153 6.2m in diam. and 0.6m in height.
212 SY 99598154 22.0m in diam., 2.7m high with a ditch (cut by
barrow 208) up to 0.6m deep and a disturbed top.
RCHM No. NGR
213 SY 99618154 11.0m in diam., 0.9m high and spread by the
plough. An 0.7m deep pit lies on the east side but its
relationship is not clear.
214 SY 99648153. 16.2m in diameter, 1.3m high & spread by the
plough. The southern edge has been quarried and the top
disturbed.
215 SY 99578149 7.0m in diam. with a maximum height of 0.7m.
216 SY 99588146 6.8m in diam. and 0.6m in height.
217 SY 99608150 Cut by the fence and ploughed down on the east
side. Approximately 11.2m in diam. and up to 0.6m in height.
Published 1:2500 survey revised. (4)
SY 99558153. A group of 18 bowl barrows on Ailwood Down, forming part of the Nine Barrow Down round barrow cemetery. Scheduling amended. (5)
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