Monument record MDO3022 - Bell Barrow, one of the Culliford Tree Group, Winterborne Came
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Summary
Overgrown barrow, damaged by badgers. Ordnance Survey field investigation in 1979 recorded it as a mound 49 metres in diameter and 3.8 metres high, surrounded by a berm 2 to 3 metres wide and an outer ditch 5 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep. Flint flakes picked up from surface of barrow in 1983.
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Full Description
Bell barrow about 93 feet diameter by 12 feet high, with ditch about 8 feet from the base of the mound. <1> <3>
SY 69578549 Bell barrow of overall diameter 49.0m and height 3.8m, with a berm 2.0m to 3.0m wide. The silted up outer ditch is 5.0m wide and 0.3m deep. The barrow has been extensively mutilated by badger setts, and it is overgrown by trees. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 166.
- <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. 458.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 14-DEC-79.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 577.
- <6> SDO84 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1985. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984. 106. 111.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452202.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6957 8548 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Came; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 128 020
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 113
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452202
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Culliford Tree Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 20
Record last edited
Jun 16 2023 2:34PM