Monument record MDO2958 - Bowl barrow, Whitcombe
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It is one of a small group of four barrows within a wider linear barrow cemetery. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 90 feet in diameter with a mound about 5 feet high, and an encircling ditch.
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Full Description
Four barrows, including an oval barrow, in NW-SE line across S-facing slope of low ridge running N.N.E. below the Ridgeway. All have been heavily ploughed. 'A'. Ditched bowl (70708626). Diam. about 90 ft, height about 5ft. <3>
The four barrows are situated in arable fields as follows: 'A' - SY 70688627. Diameter 30.0m. Maximum height 1.5m. None of the four barrows shows any visible evidence of a ditch. 1:2500 Published surveys of 'A', 'C' and 'D' revised. 'B' surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It is part of a wider linear barrow cemetery (MDO2958-61). <7-9>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 143.
- <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. 459.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 06-NOV-79.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 559.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO10830 Aerial Photograph: 27-AUG-1998. NMR SY 7086/16-17 (18144/01-02).
- <8> SDO10829 Aerial Photograph: 27-AUG-1998. NMR SY 7086/18-19 (18150/05-06).
- <9> SDO10828 Aerial Photograph: 11-JUN-1978. NMR OS/78080 087-89.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453953.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7067 8627 (49m by 50m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Whitcombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 126 017
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 8A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453953
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: AB Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Whitcombe 17
Record last edited
Jan 5 2024 4:36PM
