Monument record MDO282 - Bowl barrow, one of the Bincombe Down Group, Bincombe
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Summary
Bowl barrow, recorded in 1983 as having a diameter of 14 metres and a surviving height of 0.2 metre. No ditch was visible and the monument was ploughed in ley pasture. Its mound was of chalk and flint.
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Full Description
This barrow was 22 paces in diameter and 1 foot in height.Found by LVG, 8.xi.53 <1>
Bowl, 65ft. In diam and 1ft. High. Ploughed. <3>
Three round barrows north of Brincombe Hill: (A) Bowl (?) ( 68738493) 325 yds. North-North-West of (SY 68 SE 34). Diameter about 65 ft., height 1ft. Ploughed.
Three probable bowl barrows: 'A' SY 68728493. Diameter 14.0m., height 0.2m. No visible ditch. All in arable - at present under pasture. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 91.
- <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> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1978.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 05-FEB-80.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 514.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452122.
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Related Events/Activities (3)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 6873 8493 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68SE |
| Civil Parish | Bincombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 010 049
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 SE 83 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452122
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 49
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Hill Group
Record last edited
Nov 22 2023 11:25AM
