Monument record MDO3016 - Bowl Barrow, one of the Bincombe Down Group, Winterborne Came
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Summary
Small barrow on Came Down Golf Course, almost flattened. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs 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: 'E' Bowl (68468589) 19 yds.E.N.E. of 'D'. Diam. 39 ft., ht 9 ins., but spread. <3>
'E' SY 68468588 Diameter 19.0m, height 0.7m. Spread. No ditch visible around any of the barrows. All resurveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. See ground photographs. <4>
A bowl barrow, part of a group on Came Down Golf Course. Listed by both Grinsell and RCHME as Winterborne Came 14. Formerly described by RCHME as a spread mound 39 feet in diameter and 9 inches high, in 1980 the Ordnance Survey recorded it again as a spread mound, 19 metres in diameter and 0.7 metres high. <3-4>
Bowl barrow, 39ft. In diam and 9ins. High, but spread. Small barrow on Came Down Golf Course, almost flattened. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <7> and digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <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. 439.
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 484.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO12018 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1057-9.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452102.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1300065.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6846 8588 (20m by 18m) (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: 1 128 014
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 170
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 77 E
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1300065
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452102
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Down Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 14
Record last edited
Nov 22 2023 2:01PM
