Monument record MDO24649 - Double Bowl barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a pair adjacent to one another. Recorded by field investigators as an extant mound. Also visible as an earthwork mound on aerial photos.
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Full Description
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of two adjacent to one another (MDO3137 & MDO24649) and part of a larger barrow cemetery extending along the Dorset Ridgeway.
Double bowl barrow, mounds respectively are 25ft and 40ft. in diam and 2.5ft. and 3.5ft. high, are joined by a slight bank 1ft. High {1-2}.
Double bowl barrow, by a low ridge. Western mound 8.0m. diameter and 1.0m.high, eastern mound 13.0m. diameter and 1.0m. high . No visible ditch {3}.
Also visible as an earthwork mound on aerial photographs {4-8}, measuring approximately 6.6 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.
- <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. 466.
- <3> SDO11902 Unpublished document: Stone, J W. Field Investigators Comments JWS. F2 JWS.
- <4> SDO11932 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
- <5> SDO11944 Aerial Photograph: 14-4-1957. CUCAP (UM64).
- <6> SDO11893 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5.
- <7> SDO11948 Aerial Photograph: 1-9-2004. NMR SY6286/10 (23722/03).
- <8> SDO11951 Aerial Photograph: 12-5-2002. PGA SY6287.
- <9> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 274.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 62527 87036 (9m by 9m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne St Martin; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument Dorset 52
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 037
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bronkham Hill Group 452318
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St. Martin 37
Record last edited
Nov 26 2021 4:22PM