Monument record MDO3148 - Bell barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Site of a possible Bronze Age bell barrow, part of a larger barrow cemetery extending along the South Dorset Ridgeway. Recorded as an extant mound by field investigators and also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
Original field investigations decribed it as a bell barrow. Diameter 68 ft, height 6 ft with berm 7 ft wide at most. Ditch up to 9 ft wide and 1 ft deep {1-2}.
Later field investigations suggested it more likely to be a bowl barrow as there was no evidence of a berm. Diameter overall 27.0m., height 2.3m. Ditch 2.5m. Wide and 0.2m. Deep. Crossed by a fence {3}.
Also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {4-7}, the mound measuring approximately 17 metres in diameter, with an outer ditch 0.6 metres in width, seperated by a berm of around 1.9 metres width. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <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. 467.
- <3> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB.
- <4> SDO11893 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5.
- <5> SDO11932 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
- <6> SDO11944 Aerial Photograph: 14-4-1957. CUCAP (UM64).
- <7> SDO11945 Aerial Photograph: unknown date. NMR SY6286/2 (CCC 1755/5900).
- <8> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 286.
- <9> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6281 8679 (27m by 27m) (5 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: 1 131 048
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 18 452310
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bronkham Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 48
Record last edited
Apr 16 2016 10:07AM
