Monument record MDO3135 - Bowl barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, part of larger linear barrow cemetery extending along the South Dorset Ridgeway. Recorded by field investigators as an extant mound. Also visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow, diameter 18 ft, height 1 1/2 ft {1-2}.
Later field investigations record it as being 6.5m in diameter, with a height of 0.3m. No visible ditch {3}.
Also visible as a circular cropmark on aerial photographs {4}, measuring approximately 11.2 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452318.
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <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. 466.
- <3> SDO11902 Unpublished document: Stone, J W. Field Investigators Comments JWS. F2 JWS.
- <4> SDO11948 Aerial Photograph: 1-9-2004. NMR SY6286/10 (23722/03).
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 272.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6246 8709 (99m by 56m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne St Martin; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 035
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 20 M
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452318
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bronkham Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St. Martin 35 452318
Record last edited
Mar 18 2024 1:42PM