Monument record MDO269 - Bowl barrow, one of the Bincombe Down Group, Bincombe

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Summary

Bowl barrow, one of the Bincombe Down Group. In 1983 this was noted as having a diameter of 12 metres and a surviving height of 0.6 metre. It was unploughed, but cut on NE side by building excavation. Its mound comprised flint and heathland gravels.

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Grinsell recorded this Barrow as 15 paces in diameter and 3 feet in height, and speculated that it may be upcast from adjoining quarry. <1> Round Barrows: 'A' Bowl (67838572). Diam. 38 ft., ht. 3 ft. Disturbed in centre. <3> 'A' SY 67848571 A mutilated bowl barrow of approximate diameter 12.0m and height 0.6m. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed. at 1:2500 on MSD. See ground photographs. <4>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 90.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> 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> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 02-FEB-80.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 478.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <7> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BB86/05029.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452093.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6783 8572 (point)
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: 1 010 036
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 74
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452093
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 36
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Down Group

Record last edited

Jun 30 2023 5:00PM

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