Bull Barrow (Holt)

Round Barrow(s)
SU055049

Also known as:

Monument No. 213106

Nearest town:

Wimborne Minster (6km SW)

OS reference:

SU055049

OS sheet:

195

Latitude:

50° 50' 34.8 N

Longitude:

1° 55' 18.75 W

Added to TMA by

formicaant

Images (2)
Fieldnotes (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Bull Barrow (Holt) (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

The barrow, looking south. Although not obvious in the photo there is a ditch on this side of the barrow.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 02/10/2008.

formicaant Oct 4, 2008

Image of Bull Barrow (Holt) (Round Barrow(s)) by formicaant

Bull barrow on top of the hill from the west.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 02/10/2008.

formicaant Oct 4, 2008

Articles

Bull Barrow (Holt)

Round Barrow(s)

formicaant Oct 4, 2008

Not to be confused with the other barrow on Bulbarrow hill near Rawlsbury hillfort, this heathland barrow is near the small village of Holt. It is in reasonable condition and is 16 metres in diameter and about 1 1/2 metres in height. Around the north west edge is what remains of a 2 metre wide ditch.
It appears to have been opened at some point as the top is flat and has a slight dip in the middle. Two flint scrapers have been found where erosion has affected the mound.

Bull Barrow (Holt)

Round Barrow(s)

Chance Jun 7, 2014

Details of barrow on Pastscape

(SU 05550499) Bull Barrow (NR) (1) (32) BULL BARROW (05550499), bowl, near the N. edge of Holt Heath overlooks the valley of Mannington Brook at 90 ft. above O.D. It is 48 ft. in diam. and 4 1/2 ft. high; the top of the mound has been disturbed by digging. Either from this barrow or from one of the same name in Woolland (Dorset III, 317) came a sharpened deer bone (Barrow Diggers, 77, pl. 5, No 16). (2) Ditched bowl barrow; the ditch is visible on the north and south quadrants only. Surveyed at 1:2500. (3) Two hollow scrapers, eight flakes showing secondary signs of working, seventy-seven flakes and 16 cores or cone fragments have been reserved from mound erosion debris. (4)

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