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RAWLES BARROW

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Possible barrow placed on a natural rise

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(SY 85709620) "Site of "Rawles Barrow" (?Tumulus)". (1)

SY 85699621. A near circular mound, 27.0 metres, diameter,
0.9 metres high taken to the north. Situated on an eastern slope
and under pasture. Possibly a bowl barrow but it has more the
appearance of a natural rise. No trace of a ditch or excavation.
No information regarding the name 'Rawles Barrow' was obtained
during field investigation. (2)

SY 85719621. 'Rawles Barrow', (shown on I. Taylor's estate map
1777), bowl (?) barrow adjoining hedge on west side
of road, is now a low oval mound 99ft. by 72ft. and heavily
ploughed. (3)

Rawles Barrow (name unconfirmed) is under crop but appears to be
the end of a natural ridge, which may of course have once supported
a barrow, since destroyed. There is nothing on air photographs
(a). (4)

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( 1a) General reference

Dorset Co Mus 6"

( 1) General reference

Rec 6" (ALF Rivet 21.5.53)

( 2) Field Investigators Comments

F1 GCS 15-NOV-54

( 3) General reference

RCHM Dorset 2 pt 3 1970 437 No 113

( 4a) General reference

AP's (OS 80/021 222-3 18.4.80)

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F2 NJA 28-MAY-81

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