Monument record MDO2962 - Whitcombe Down: bowl barrow
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is one of two barrrows adjacent to one another at this location, and forms part of a wider dispersed group of 8 similar monuments. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 70 feet in diameter with a mound about 3 feet high.
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Full Description
Bowl barrow. Diameter about 70ft, height about 3ft. Ploughed. <1> <3>
SY 71068669. The diameter of the bowl barrow is 25.0m, and its maximum height 1.2m. There is no visible evidence of a ditch.
Published survey (1:2500) re-surveyed. <4>
SY 7106 8668. Bronze Age bowl barrow located 350 metres north east of Whitcombe Barn and included with 2 further barrows located at SY 78 NW 21 in a scheduling separated into 2 areas of protection. The barrows are also part of a dispersed group of 8 similar monuments. Each has a mound 0.5 metres to 1.5 metres in height and 14 metres to 26 metres in diameter. <7>
Bronze Age bowl barrow, located 350 metres north east of Whitcombe Barn, visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs . It is one of two barrrows adjacent to one another at this location, the other of which (MDO20721) is not scheduled. It forms part of a wider dispersed group of 8 similar monuments. <8>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 567.
- <7> SDO17245 Scheduling record: English Heritage. English Heritage Scheduling Amendment. 16-JAN-2001.
- <8> SDO10825 Aerial Photograph: 27-AUG-1998. NMR SY 7086/22-23 (18150/11-12).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454009.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7106 8668 (22m by 24m) (3 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: 1 126 021
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 454009
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 22
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Whitcombe 21
Record last edited
Nov 22 2023 2:45PM