Monument record MDO2060 - Barrow on Friar Waddon Hill, Portesham
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Summary
A Bronze Age Bowl barrow on the crest of Friar Waddon Hill. One of several bowl barrows situated along the crest at the east end of Friar Waddon 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 west. Noted by field investigators as an extant earthwork and also visible as a low earthwork on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Group of four bowl barrows along the crest at the east end of Friar Waddon hill, one above 400 ft, the others on east slope. 'A' (64488546). Irregular in plan, 29 ft, by 23ft and 2 1/2ft high. A food vessel 5 1/2 inches high, now in the Cambridge Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, may have come from one of these barrows or those to the west (MDO2059 & MDO24592). <1-2>
'A'. SY 64478545. A crescent-shaped mound 10.0m. By 7.0m., and 0.7m. High. Probably the remains of a severely mutilated
barrow. A, B, C and D re-surveyed, and 'E' and 'F' surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <3>
Also visible as a circular earthwork mound on aerial photographs <5-6>, measuring approximately 8 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 127.
- <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> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 11-APR-80.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 310.
- <5> SDO11906 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.
- <6> SDO11932 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452490.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6447 8545 (15m by 20m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Portesham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 052
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 68 a
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452490
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Friar Waddon Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Portesham 52
Record last edited
Jun 27 2022 5:01PM