Monument record MDO3089 - Bowl barrow, Winterborne Monkton

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Summary

A possible bowl barrow 20m in diameter recorded in 1980 by the Ordnance Survey. One of a row of three barrows along the boundary with the former parish of Fordington. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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'C' SY 68538842. A ploughed down mound in arable - a probable bowl barrow. Diameter 20.0m approximately, height 0.8m. 'A' and 'C' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <1> A possible bowl barrow 20m in diameter. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <3>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 475.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 11-JUN-80.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 55.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: 24-JAN-2008. LIDAR D0089663.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451989.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1300196.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6852 8841 (30m by 26m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Herringston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 129 007
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 177
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 44
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1300196
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451989

Record last edited

Jul 5 2024 11:15AM

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