Monument record MDO266 - Bell barrow west of Cerne Down, Bincombe
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Summary
Bronze Age round barrow, possibly a bell barrow or a saucer barrow. In 1972 this monument was reported as being around 90 feet in diameter with a mound around 6 feet high, and with an encircling ditch around 115 feet in diameter, possibly with a cremation burial in a cist.
Visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark ring ditch with an internal bank and central pit/ hollow. Possibly a saucer barrow. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
This barrow was 35 paces in diameter and 6 feet in height. <1>
'A'. Bowl barrow or bell barrow 90 feet in diameter by 6 feet high. A surrounding ditch about 115 feet in diameter is suggested by air photographs. Possibly the barrow excavated by Warne at the north end of Bincombe Hewish, in which was a cremation in a chalk cut cist. <3>
'A' SY 67908613; round barrow in arable; diameter 35.5m height 2.2m. No visible evidence of a ditch or berm but very large size suggest a bell. 'A' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
Visible on aerial photographs <7> as a cropmark ring ditch with an internal bank and central pit/ hollow. Interpreted as a possible saucer barrow. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 90.
- <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. 438.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 02-FEB-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 465.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11855 Aerial Photograph: 15-FEB-2005. NMR SY6886/14.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452205.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6790 8613 (49m by 50m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Bincombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 010 033
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 114
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452205
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 33
Record last edited
Jun 30 2023 3:44PM