Monument record MDO3087 - Bowl barrow, Winterborne Herringston

Please read our .

Summary

A bowl barrow recorded in 1970 as being around 38 feet in diameter with a mound 5½ feet high, and slightly flattened. The barrow is crossed by the former parish boundary with Fordington.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

'A' Bowl Barrow (SY 68498843) on W-E ridge above 300 ft. Diam. 38 ft., ht. 5 1/2 ft. Slightly flattened on top and crossed by boundary with former parish of Fordington. <1> <3> 'A' SY 68478842. Bowl barrow, diameter 11.0m, height 1.6m No visible ditch. … 'A' and 'C' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 149.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> 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> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 11-JUN-80.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 474.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451989.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Location

Grid reference SY 6849 8843 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Herringston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 129 005
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 44
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451989
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Herringston 5

Record last edited

Sep 4 2023 3:20PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.