Monument record MDO3062 - Pond Barrow, in Came Wood, Winterborne Came
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Summary
A damaged pond barrow now covered in young trees.
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Full Description
SY 69428547 Pond barrow; Came Wood. Reported 13 12 79. <1>
SY 69398551 Pond barrow on a ridge top in Came Wood, overgrown by trees. Overall diameter 41.0m with encircling bank 8.0m wide, 0.6m high on the inside and 0.3m on the outside. Much of the interior has been mutilated by modern quarrying to a depth of 4.0m, but fortunately impinging only slightly on the inside scarp of the perimeter bank, in the southe and west quadrants. There is no visible evidence of a ditch. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <2>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO19875 Verbal communication: Hunt, A. Oral: Alan Hunt, Department of Archaeology, Dorset Institute of Higher Education.
- <2> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-DEC-79.
- <3> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452214.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6942 8547 (point) |
|---|---|
| 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: 1 128 061
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 117
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452214
Record last edited
Jun 16 2023 2:44PM
