Monument record MDO3150 - Bowl barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a cluster of four round barrows, and part of a larger barrow cemetery extending along the Dorset Ridgeway. Recorded as an extant mound by field investigators and also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. A ditched bowl barrow situated on a slight knoll with a steep drop to the north. Around 80 feet in diameter with a mound about 10 feet high, and an encircling ditch about 8 feet wide. The mound has been disturbed, possibly in the course of antiquarian investigation.
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Full Description
Four round barrows: 'A'. Ditched bowl on slight knoll with steep drop to North Diam 80 ft, ht 10 ft. Ditch about 8 ft wide. Disturbed. <1> <3>
'A' SY 63168664. Bowl barrow, with ditch visible on south-east and south-west only. Diameter of mound 23.0m., height 3.7m. Ditch 3.0m. wide and 0.3m. deep. The barrow is overgrown and crossed by a boundary fence, and mutilated on the east by a quarry. 'A' and 'B' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <7> measuring approximately 15.6 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 127, 155.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 22-FEB-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 291.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11893 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452476.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6316 8663 (21m by 24m) (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: 1 131 050
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 64 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452476
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bronkham Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 50
Record last edited
Jan 9 2024 4:55PM
