Monument record MDO3149 - Bell barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Site of a 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
Bell barrow around 74 feet in diameter with a mound 11 feet high, and a berm up to 9 feet wide. The encircling ditch is up to 9 feet wide. 18 ft wide. Damaged, with flattened top {1-2}.
Gorse-covered barrow, diameter of mound 30.0m. And height 3.9m. Above ditch. Flat top 10.0m. Diameter. Ditch visible south-east side only 2.5m. Wide and average 0.4m. Deep. No conclusive visual evidence of a berm but very large size suggests this was a bell-barrow {3}.
Also visible as a large earthwork mound on aerial photographs {4-6}, measuring approximately 30 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project
Sources/Archives (8)
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 288.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6292 8674 (36m by 37m) (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: 1 131 049
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 18 452310
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bronkham Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 49
Record last edited
Apr 16 2016 10:53AM
