Monument record MDO275 - Bowl barrow, Bincombe
Please read our guidance about the use of Dorset Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
A bowl barrow 14m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark ring ditch with an internal bank and central pit/ hollow. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Grinsell recorded this barrow as 20 paces in diameter and 1 foot in height, and on arable. <1>
Four barrows south of the Ridgeway: 'C'. Bowl barrow 20 paces diameter by 1ft. High. <3>
'C' SY 68498569. Bowl barrow of diameter 18.0m., and height 0.4m. No visible ditch. All barrows in arable. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
A bowl barrow 14m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs <7> as a cropmark ring ditch with an internal bank and central pit/ hollow. 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. 439.
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 491.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11856 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3289-90.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452099.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6850 8569 (19m by 18m) (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: 1 010 042
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 1300017
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 165
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 76 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452099
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 42
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Down Group
Record last edited
Nov 22 2023 12:05PM
