Monument record MDO3044 - Bowl Barrow, west of Whitcombe Barn Plantation, Winterborne Came

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Summary

Ploughed down barrow in ley pasture. Also visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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'B'. Bowl barrow 50 yds. NE of 'A'. Diameter from 82ft to 98ft due to ploughing; height 2.5ft. <3> 'B' - SY 70408653. Diameter 32.0m, height 1.2m. Maximum. Neither barrow shows visible evidence of a ditch, and both remain under plough. Published Surveys (1:2500) revised. <4> Ploughed down barrow in ley pasture. Also visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. <7-8>

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 149.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 08-NOV-79.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 465.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 558.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <7> Aerial Photograph: 05-MAR-1969. NMR SY 7086/3-4.
  • <8> Aerial Photograph: 11-JUN-1978. NMR OS/78080 087-89.
  • <9> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453971.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7040 8653 (45m by 44m) (7 map features)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish Winterborne Came; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 128 042
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 12 B
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453971
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 42

Record last edited

Nov 22 2023 2:39PM

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