Monument record MDO3012 - Bowl Barrow, one of the Bincombe Down Group, Winterborne Came
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Summary
Small barrow on Came Down Golf Course, damaged by bunkers. Visible on aerial photographs {1} and digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Group of barrows on Came Down Golf Course: 'A' Bowl (68428583) immediately above 500 ft. contour slope to N. Diam. 54 ft., ht 3 ft. Damaged by bunkers. <3>
'A' SY 68428582 Diameter 18.0m, height 0.6m to 2.4m. Severely mutilated. No ditch visible around any of the barrows. All resurveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. See ground photographs. <4>
Visible on aerial photographs <7> and digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 148.
- <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. 438.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 03-JAN-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 487.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11856 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3289-90.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452102.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6842 8582 (20m by 17m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Came; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 128 010
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 77 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452102
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Down Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 10
Record last edited
Nov 22 2023 1:57PM