Monument record MDO2041 - Bowl barrow, one of the Black Down Barrow Group, Portesham
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Summary
Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of potential barrows situated on Black Down.
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Full Description
Cross trenches suggest either former excavation, or use as a windmill-stead. This may be the barrow excavated by Cunnington. <3>
Bowl immediately east of Hardy Monument. Diam 20 ft ht 1 ft. <5>
Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of potential barrows situated on Black Down. It measures 8m meters in diameter and 0.35 meters high. Grinsell <3> noted the presence of cross trenches, which he suggested either represented an excavation, or the use of the barrow as a windmill mound. Thus it may have been the barrow excavated by Cunnington in 1878. However, Cunnington described that barrow as being about 100 yards north of the Hardy Monument, which this barrow is not and there is no known barrow 100 yards north of the Hardy Monument. Cunnington is usually presumed to have excavated barrow (MDO2044), which is the right distance from the monument, but south rather than north. <5>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO10110 Unpublished document: Cunnington, E. 1915. Cunnington MSS.
- <2> SDO17266 Article in serial: Thompson, M W, and Ashbee, P. 1957. Excavation of a barrow near the Hardy monument, Black Down, Portesham, Dorset; Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 23.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 126.
- <4> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <5> 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. 449.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 207.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452336.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6131 8760 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Portesham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 034
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 24
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452336
Record last edited
May 17 2023 3:13PM