Monument record MDO2961 - Barrow, part of the 'AB' Group, 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 an oval barrow around 123 feel long and 80 feet wide, and between 2 ½ and 5 feet high, within a continuous 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. 'D'. Ditched oval barrow (70798617) 30 yds SE of 'C' and crossed, near E end by parish boundary with West Knighton. About 123ft long by 80ft within apparently continuous ditch; height 2.5ft rising to 5ft beneath parish boundary where unploughed. <3>
The four barrows are situated in arable fields as follows: 'D' - ST 70798616. Diameter now 32.0m by 24.0m and maximum height 1.2m. North-west of the modern fence it has been ploughed out. 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> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 143.
- <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. 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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 562.
- <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 SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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 7079 8616 (50m by 45m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Whitcombe; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Broadmayne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 126 020
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 8D
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453953
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: AB Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Whitcombe 20
Record last edited
Jan 5 2024 4:45PM
