Monument record MDO247 - Bowl barrow, one of the Ridge Hill Group, Bincombe
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow, part of an extensive barrow cemetery running along the ridgeway. In 1970 this monument was recorded as being around 40 feet in diameter with a ditch about 10 feet wide, and ploughed almost flat. It was excavated in August 1884 by antiquarian Edward Cunnington, who found a cremation burial covered by small slabs.
Visible as a cropmark ring ditch on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Grinsell recorded this barrow as 14 paces in diameter and ½ a foot in height. Primary cremation, covered by small slabs. <2>
Round barrows on Ridgeway Hill: 'B'. Ditched bowl (66388662) 33 yds. N.N.E of 'A'. Diam. about 40 ft., with ditch about 10 ft. wide, visible on V.A.P. CPE/UK 1934, 1061. Ploughed almost flat. Probably contained primary (?) cremation covered by stone slabs. <4>
B SY 66398662. Bowl barrow, diameter 11.0m, height 0.1m. All these barrows are in arable and have been ploughed. None has a visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <5>
Visible as a cropmark ring ditch on aerial photographs <8>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO25 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1916. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916. 37. 44.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 92.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> 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. 468.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-MAY-80.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 399.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO11843 Aerial Photograph: 26-MAR-1968. NMR SY6586/1.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452011.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Bowl barrow on the Ridgeway, Bincombe; excavation 1884 (EWX732)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Ref: 72660) (EDO5641)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Project, Kingston Russell and Long Bredy; fieldwalking survey 1983 (EDO7109)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Project; field survey 1983 (EDO5539)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6636 8663 (34m by 34m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Bincombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 010 014
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 452011
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 50 B
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 14
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridge Hill Group
Record last edited
Jan 15 2024 3:07PM
