Monument record MDO1821 - Bowl Barrow one of East Hill Group, 200 yards north of White Horse
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Summary
Ditched bowl barrow, Diameter 65 feet, height 8 feet, ditch about 12 feet wide.
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Full Description
The East Hill Group of round barrows consists of: 'K' - (SY 71438450) Ditched bowl barrow, 65ft diameter x 8ft high with ditch circa 12ft wide. Grinsell's (Osmington No 1). RCHM suggest that one of the barrows, 'K', 'L' or 'M' could have contained a primary inurned cremation in a cist, and a fragmentary inhumation near the top.
'K' - SY 71438449. Under grass. Overall diameter 31.0m, diameter of mound 23.0m, height 3.0m. Ditch 4.0m wide and 0.2m deep, destroyed to the west of the hedge. A ditch is visible only in barrows 'D' and 'K'. A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K, and Q re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Possible site of a Broinze Age bowl barrow, visible as low earthworks on aerial photographs <6>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1890.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <3> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 457.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 20-SEP-80.
- <5> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <6> SDO11753 Aerial Photograph: 11-JUN-1978. NMR OS/78080 156-7.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454360.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7143 8449 (27m by 26m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
| Civil Parish | Osmington; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 084 030
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 23 K
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454360
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Osmington 30
Record last edited
Dec 22 2023 1:15PM