Monument record MDO1296 - Winterbourne Poor Lot: disc barrow
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Summary
Bronze Age disc barrow forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrow Group.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bronze Age disc barrow forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrow Group. The site is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. {1}
Barrow, between 400ft. and 500ft. contours on the E. part of Black Down. One of twenty. Disc barrow of unusual type, consists of a circular mound 38ft. in diam and 3.5ft. wide, surrounded by a bank 19ft. wide and 82ft. in diam overall. The outer scarp only remianig on the S.W. and on the S.E. being cut into by the ditch of barrow (8a) in Little Bredy (RCHM).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO11139 Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053/002-3.
- <2> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 129.
- <3> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 63.
- <4> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5871 9058 (29m by 30m) (8 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59SE |
| Civil Parish | Kingston Russell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 058 007 P
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 451192
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Kingston Russell 7p
Record last edited
Nov 4 2014 11:50AM
