Monument record MDO278 - Bowl barrow, one of the Bincombe Hill Group, Bincombe
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
Grinsell recorded this barrow as 24 paces in diameter and 7 feet in height. <1>
Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill: (B) Bowl (68988460) continuing alignment of (A) 25 yds. to the north west. Diam. 69 ft. ht. 9 ft. Disturbed in centre.
Warne's No 43 was probably the largest mound of the triple barrow 'A' and hit No 6 was almost certainly one of the others near it. <1-2>
'B' SY 68988460. Bowl barrow; diameter 23.0m and height 2.4m. No visible ditch. Central hollow. Barrows A, B, C and D are in pasture and have been ploughed. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
This group of barrows is probably part of those excavated by the Rev J J Smith in 1842. <6>
The site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <8-9>. A large robber pit is visible cutting in from the north-east side. The site, which forms part of a larger linear barrow cemetery, was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 91.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1978.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 04-JUL-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 510.
- <6> SWX2638 Unpublished document: Fitzgerald, R J. RCHME Fieldworker's Comments RJF. R1 RJF 08-OCT-1991.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO11964 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3242.
- <9> SDO11965 Aerial Photograph: 06-DEC-2006. NMR SY6984/14-17 (24498/35-41).
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452697.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6898 8460 (25m by 24m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68SE |
| Civil Parish | Bincombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 010 045
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 SE 34 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452697
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 45
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Hill Group
Record last edited
Nov 22 2023 10:54AM
