Broadmayne Bank Barrow Dorset
Author(s): David McOmish, Cathy Tuck
English Heritage field investigation of a bank barrow and its environs, on Broadmayne, Dorset. The Broadmayne bank barrow forms part of a wider complex of burial monuments in this area which are known generally as the Culliford Tree Barrow Group, and lies 3km to the south-west of the village of Broadmayne, in the parish of the same name and the district of West Dorset. The bank barrow on which the investigation focused is centred at National Grid Reference SY 7028 8533. The analytical field survey was undertaken as part of the first phase of work associated with the Cursus Enclosures and Bank Barrows: Britain and Beyond project (CEBAB). The aim of this is to 'better the understanding of the nature of the specific monument type' (Exploring our Past, 1998,35), in particular cursus enclosures, but also bank barrows which present an obviously shared morphology. The project is aimed at providing an academic overview of these allied monument classes and addresses a variety of related issues including monument condition, vulnerability, management and protection. Ultimately, the project will support the work of the Monuments Protection Programme by providing data which will help to define and refine constraint areas for scheduling and future management.
- Report Number:
- 151/2001
- Series:
- Other
- Pages:
- 34
- Keywords:
- Survey
