Monument record MDO3018 - Bowl Barrow, one of the Bincombe Down Group, Winterborne Came
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Summary
Possible bowl barrow, now a rectangular mound on Came Down Golf Course, used as a golf tee. Visible as a rectangular earthwork mound in RAF aerial photographs from 1947. Digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Full Description
Group of barrows on Came Down Golf Course: 'G' Bowl (?)(68578588) 90 yds. E.of 'F' and off centre of ridge. Now an oblong mound 2 1/2 ft. high used as tee. <3>
'G' SY 68568588 Rectangular mound 11.0m by 9.0m; used as a golf tee (No 18). 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 Grinsell as Winterborne Came 12 and by RCHME as Winterborne Came 16. Formerly described by RCHME as having been reworked into an oblong mound for use as a golf tee, in 1980 the Ordnance Survey recorded it as a rectangular mound 11 metres by 9 metres, and still in use as a tee. <3-4>
Possible bowl barrow, now a rectangular mound on Came Down Golf Course, used as a golf tee. Visible as a rectangular earthwork mound in RAF aerial photographs from 1947 <7>. 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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 486.
- <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 SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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. 1300103.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6856 8588 (20m by 20m) (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: 1 128 016
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 77 G
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1300103
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452102
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Down Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 16
Record last edited
Nov 22 2023 2:01PM
