Monument record MDO1294 - Winterbourne Poor Lot: pond barrow
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Summary
Bronze Age pond barrow forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrow Group. The site is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
Bronze Age bowl barrow forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrow Group. The site is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. {1-2}
Excavated in September 1952 by R J C Atkinson, who excavated an adjacent pond barrow the following year. The ring bank enclosed a circle of small pits covered by a circular pavement 22 feet in diameter made of flints, and extending as a pathway through the entrance on the south-east side where it was flanked by a pair of pits. <4>
Causeway at South East, excavated in 1952, central circle (15ft. in diam) of 8 small pits, covered by flint pavement 22ft. in diam, extended as pathway through entrance, pair of additional small pits on either side of junction of path with pavement. No pottery apart from stray scraps of cinerary urn, there is evidence of disturbance in Romano-British times. <5>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO11149 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 5099-100.
- <2> SDO11139 Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053/002-3.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 129.
- <4> SDO54 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1956. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1954. 76. 89.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 102.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5875 9068 (14m by 13m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59SE |
| Civil Parish | Kingston Russell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 058 007 N
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 451192
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Kingston Russell 7n
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poor Lot Group
Record last edited
Jul 22 2020 4:41PM