Monument record MDO24732 - Mound on Loscombe Down, Winterbourne Steepleton
Please read our guidance about the use of Dorset Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
A mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. It is recorded as a tumulus on the modern OS map and is considered likely to be the site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Group of round barrows: … `F` Doubtful pond barrow 36 feet diameter by 1/2 foot deep, with outer bank 11 feet across by 1/2 foot high. More likely to be a hut platform associated with a nearby settlement. <3>
`F` SY 61618904. Circular depression of diameter 14.0m. and depth 0.7m. with 4.0m. wide bank downhill side. As indicated by RCHM, it is probably a hut-platform associated with the overlying settlement. `B`, `D` and `F` re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. Detail of `A` deleted from MSD. <4>
A mound is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <5-6>, measuring approximately 9.5 metres in diameter. It is recorded as a tumulus on the modern OS map and is considered likely to be the site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 173.
- <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. 473.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 28-MAR-80.
- <5> SDO11791 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
- <6> SDO11865 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3095-6.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452348.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 61608 89040 (12m by 13m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 28 F
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452348
Record last edited
May 22 2023 10:07AM
