Monument record MDO3045 - Bowl Barrow, north of Came Farm, Winterborne Came
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Summary
Possible bowl barrow, one of a pair of barrows, has a diam of 60ft. and a height of 2ft. Has been ploughed. Visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs {1} and digitally plotted as part of the South Dorset Ridgeway Project.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'A' Bowl Barrow (SY 69498750). Forms a pair with 'B' on west of parish, on west edge of broad ridge. Diam. 60 ft, ht 2 ft. Ploughed. A bronze dagger from one of of these barrows is now in the Dorset County Museum. <1> ,3>
'A' SY 69498750. Bowl barrow, Diameter 37.0m, height 1.0m. Both are in a good state of preservation. No ditch visible around either barrow. In arable. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
A rapid examination of air photography (5a) suggests the presence of a third barrow, located at SY 6963 8750, just west of the north end of South Plantation, visible as a soilmark (in line with the other two barrows and SY 68 NE 121) of an apparent central mound, ditch and outer bank. <6>
Visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs <7> and digitally plotted as part of the South Dorset Ridgeway Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 149.
- <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. 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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 542.
- <6> SWX1708 Unpublished document: Miller, Andrew. 1993. RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project.
- <6.1> SDO20284 Aerial Photograph: NMR 4436: 27; NMR 4527: 46-8.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO11834 Aerial Photograph: 06-JUL-1967. CUCAP (ASN 9).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451959.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Interpretation: RCHME: Air Photograph Primary Recording Project 1992-1996 (EDO7789)
- 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 | SY 6949 8750 (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: 1 128 043
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 34 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451959
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 43
Record last edited
Nov 13 2023 4:12PM
