Monument record MDO3020 - Bowl Barrow, one of the Bincombe Hill Group, Winterborne Came

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Barrow damaged by antiquarian digging.

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Two round barrows in Came Wood: A' Bowl. (69298547) Diam. 46 ft., ht., 4 ft. Flattened on top and damaged by excavation. <1> <3> 'A' SY 69298547. Bowl barrow with flattened top; mutilated. Diameter 18.0m. And height 2.0m. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 149.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> 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> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-DEC-79.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 529.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452116.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6929 8547 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Came; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 128 018
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 81
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452116
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Hill Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 18

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Jun 16 2023 2:46PM

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