Monument record MDO2048 - Round barrow, one of the Ridge Hill Group, Portesham
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Summary
Bronze Age round barrow, a large bowl barrow or possibly a bell barrow, one of two round barrows located here. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 71 feet in diameter with a mound about 10½ feet high. Visible as a circular earthwork mound on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Two round barrows:
'A'. Bowl barrow <1> or possibly a bell barrow <3> diameter 71 feet, height 10 ½ feet.
'A' SY 64548669. Bowl barrow; diameter 21.0m height 3.3m. Neither barrow has a visible ditch, nor a berm from present appearance. Both are in arable but not ploughed. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Also visible as a circular earthwork mound on aerial photographs <7-10>, measuring approximately 28 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 127.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <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. 467.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 06-MAY-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 378.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11893 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5.
- <8> SDO11906 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.
- <9> SDO11932 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
- <10> SDO11936 Aerial Photograph: 26-3-1968. NMR SY6486/1 (178).
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452430.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6455 8669 (38m by 31m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Portesham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 041
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 50 A 452430
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452430
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Portesham 41
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridge Hill Group
Record last edited
Oct 27 2023 9:17AM