Monument record MDO3039 - Bell Barrow, one of the Came Down Group, Winterborne Came
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Summary
Bell barrow on Came Down Golf Course, top of barrow used as a tee. Visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork mound 29m in diameter. Digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'B'-Bell Barrow (SY 68878690) 43 yards east south east of 'A'. Diameter 87 ft., ht 7 ft., with ditch 15 ft. wide, destroyed on east. Berm visible only on south and perhaps on west. Top of mound used as golf tee. Probably excavated by Cunnington in 1882 who found a few worked flints and a near-central cremation in a chalk-cut hollow 6 ins.deep, dug apparently beside the pyre. <1> <3>
'B' SY 68868688. Possible bell barrow; mis-shapen by the construction of golf tees and bunkers around the mound. Now impossible to determine the true extent of a berm. Ditch visible on NW and SW quadrant only. Diameter overall 36.0m and height 3.0m. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. See ground photographs. <4>
Bell barrow, 87ft. In diam and 7ft. High, with ditch 15ft. Wide, destroyed on the E. side. Berm visible only on the S. and perhaps on W. side. Top of mound used as a golf tee. Probably excavated in 1882 by Cunnington who found a few worked flints and a near-central cremation in a chalk cut hollow six inches deep, apparently beside the pyre. Visible on aerial photographs <7> as an earthwork mound 29m in diameter. Digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 149, 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. 464-465.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 11-JAN-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 508.
- <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 SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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. 451992.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: East Berm, bell barrow on Came Down, Winterborne Came; excavation 1882 (EWX940)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Ref: 72660) (EDO5641)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Project, Kingston Russell and Long Bredy; fieldwalking survey 1983 (EDO7109)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Project; field survey 1983 (EDO5539)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6886 8689 (35m by 33m) (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: 1 128 037
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 45
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451992
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 37
Record last edited
Jun 29 2023 3:30PM