Monument record MDO3140 - Bowl barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow, part of a larger linear cemetery extending along the South Dorset Ridgeway. Field investigations record it as an extant mound. Also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
Bowl barrow around 50 feet in diameter with a mound about 4 feet high. <1> <2>
Grass-covered bowl barrow; diameter 16.0m. Height 1.0m. {3}.
Also visible as a cropmarked partial ring ditch on aerial photographs {4}, measuring approximately 15.3 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <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> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB.
- <4> SDO11952 Aerial Photograph: 11-6-1978. NMR OS/78080 100-101.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 277 + 8.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6262 8694 (19m by 19m) (3 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: 1 131 040
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 18 452310
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bronkham Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St. Martin 40
Record last edited
Apr 16 2016 9:52AM
