Monument record MDO3086 - Bowl barrow, Winterborne Herringston
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Summary
Bowl barrow 63 feet in diameter and 2.5 feet high. Has been ploughed. Digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping project. Visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark ring ditch 25m in diameter, with a central pit/hollow.
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Full Description
Two round barrows: … 'B' Bowl (SY 68168659) 100 yards north-north-east of 'A'. Diam. 63 feet, Ht., 2 1/2 ft. Ploughed. <1> <3>
'B' SY 68158658. Bowl barrow, diameter 26.0m., height 0.8m. maximum. No ditch visible around either barrow. Under pasture. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping project. Visible on aerial photographs <7> as a cropmark ring ditch 25m in diameter, with a central pit/hollow.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <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.
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 470.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO12020 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 08-JUL-1976. NMR SY6886/1/24 (JRB 3302).
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6815 8658 (35m by 32m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Herringston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 129 004
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 73
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452090
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Herringston 4
Record last edited
Jun 30 2023 3:35PM
