Monument record MDO270 - Bell barrow, one of the Bincombe Down Group, Bincombe
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Summary
Bronze Age bell barrow. In 1972 this monument was reported as 88 feet in diameter with a flat-topped mound 10½ feet above the berm, with an encircling ditch 23 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Full Description
Grinsell recorded this barrow as 88 feet in diameter and 10½ feet high above the berm. The berm was 9 feet wide and the ditch 23 feet wide and 2 feet deep. <1>
Round Barrows: … 'B' Bell (67978572) 120 yds. E. of 'A'. Diam. of flat topped mound 88 ft., ht. above berm 10 1/2 ft. The berm is 9 ft. wide and 1 1/2 ft. above surrounding ground level within a ditch 23 ft. wide and 2 ft. deep. Much damaged. <1> <3>
'B' SY 67968571 Bell barrow of overall diameter 48.0m and height 3.4m. Berm 5.0m wide, and ditch 7.0m wide and 0.5m deep. Re-surveyed. at 1:2500 on MSD. See ground photographs. <4>
Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <7>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 162.
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 479.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11854 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1057-9.
- <8> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BB86/05029.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452093.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6796 8571 (46m by 46m) (3 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: 1 010 037
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 74
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452093
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 37
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Down Group
Record last edited
Jun 30 2023 4:37PM
