Monument record MDO1374 - Winterbourne Poor Lot: bowl barrow

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Summary

A bowl barrow south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery. The site is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs.

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One of five, bowl barrow, 60ft. in diam and 2.5ft. High. <1> A flinty stubble covered bowl barrow, diameter 22.0m, height 0.9m. <3> A bowl barrow. Diameter 20 paces, hieght 3ft. <4> A bowl barrow south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery. The site is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs. <6>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 38.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 31-DEC-1954.
  • <4> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 93.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: 02-APR-1969. NMR OS/69053 015-6.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451249.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5892 9042 (18m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY59SE
Civil Parish Littlebredy; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 063 008 E
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 66
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451249
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Little Bredy 8e

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Aug 9 2023 3:46PM

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