Monument record MDO3047 - Bowl Barrow on Came Down, Winterborne Came
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Summary
Ploughed down barrow in ley pasture. Visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark ring ditch 22m in diameter with a central bank. Digitally plotted during South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
SY 69818703. A bowl barrow on a col between two combes. Diameter about 58 feet, ploughed almost flat (No mention of the adjacent mound shown on OS 6" 1963 at SY 69818701. <1-2>
SY 69808702. A stony mound 15.0m. In diameter and 0.3m. In height, probably a very much ploughed-out bowl barrow. No visible ditch. No trace of any other mound in the immediate vicinity. (Two mounds; published as Tumuli). Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <3>
Possible bowl barrow, 58ft. In diam and ploughed almost flat. {1} Ploughed down barrow in ley pasture. Visible on aerial photographs {2} as a cropmark ring ditch 20m in diameter with a central bank. Digitally plotted during South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 149.
- <2> 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.
- <2.1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 11-JAN-80.
- <3.1> SDO10373 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map. 1958.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 544.
- <5> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <6> SDO11835 Aerial Photograph: 21-SEP-1998. NMR SY6987/18.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451962.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6980 8702 (25m by 26m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Came; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 128 045
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 35
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451962
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 45
Record last edited
Nov 13 2023 4:31PM
