Monument record MDO304 - Bowl barrow, one of the West Hill Group, Bincombe
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Summary
Bronze Age barrow, visible as a low earthworks on aerial photographs. One of a group of barrows on West Hill.
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Full Description
'A' and 'B' are both bowl barrows with no trace of ditch. A pit to the west of barrow 'B(appears to be a 'swallow hole'. <1>
This barrow was 28 paces in diameter and 4.5 feet in height. <2>
'A' - SY 70588482. Bowl barrow. 75ft. diameter by 4 1/2 ft. high. Grinsell's (Bincombe No 47). <2> <4>
'A' - SY 70598481. Ploughed over. Diameter 30.0m. approximately, height 1.0m. No visible ditch. ... 'A' and 'B' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Bronze Age barrow, visible as a low earthworks on aerial photographs. One of a group of barrows on West Hill. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. <8-10>
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 29-DEC-54.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 91.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> 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. 440.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 02-SEP-80.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 620.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO11750 Aerial Photograph: 15-FEB-2005. NMR SY 7084/11 (23814/02).
- <9> SDO11749 Aerial Photograph: 15-FEB-2005. NMR SY 7084/12 (23814/03).
- <10> SDO11645 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4285-6.
- <11> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <12> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454372.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7059 8481 (29m by 28m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
| Civil Parish | Bincombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 010 071
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 27 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454372
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 71
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: West Hill Group
Record last edited
Dec 22 2023 12:26PM