Monument record MDO2058 - Barrow on Friar Waddon Hill, Portesham
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Summary
A Bronze Age Bowl barrow on the crest of Friar Waddon Hill, noted by field investigators as an extant earthwork and also visible as a low earthwork on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
A Bronze Age Bowl barrow on the crest of Friar Waddon Hill. <1-2>
One of a group of three barrows (MDO2058-9 & MDO24592) located on Friar Whadden Hill. A food vessel 5 1/2 inches high, now in the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, may have come from one of these barrows, or those located further to the east (MDO60-3 & MDO2084-5). <3>
'A'. SY 64008554. Bowl barrow, diameter 8.0m., height 0.5m., no visible ditch. Unlike all the other barrows on this ridge, which are on the top, it lies on a north-facing slope about 40 metres below ridge-top. <4>
Also visible as a low earthwork on aerial photographs <5-6> measuring approximately 10 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <1> SDO25 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1916. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916. 37. 40-47.
- <2> 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. 450.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 11-APR-80.
- <5> SDO11906 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.
- <6> SDO11931 Aerial Photograph: 15-2-2005. NMR SY6485/7 (23796/4).
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452487.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6400 8554 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Portesham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 0221A
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 050
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 68 NW 67 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452487
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Portesham 50
Record last edited
Feb 23 2024 3:10PM