Monument record MDO3154 - Bowl barrow in the Ridge Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of five barrows and part of a larger barrow cemetery extending along the South Dorset Ridgeway. Also visible as circular earthwork mound on aerial photographs
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Full Description
Five round barrows on Ridge Hill: 'C'. Bowl (63958680) 120 yds. east south east of 'B'. Diam 90 ft, ht 8 ft. North-south excavation trench across centre. Half mace-head of palaeozioc quartizite found on mound. <1> <3> <4>
'C' SY 63948681. Bowl barrow, diameter 28.0m. height 4.0m., with flat top 10.0m. diameter. No visible ditch. All the barrows are in an arable field but only 'D' has been
ploughed over. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
All the barrows are in an arable field. Also visible as circular earthwork mound on aerial photographs <9-11>, measuring approximately 23 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 155, 157.
- <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> SDO12419 Article in serial: Evens, E D, Smith, I F and Wallis, F S. 1972. The petrological identification of stone implements from South-Western England. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 38. Appendix 1.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 06-MAY-80.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 372.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO11932 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
- <10> SDO11939 Aerial Photograph: 6-12-2006. NMR SY6386/26 (24499/01).
- <11> SDO11940 Aerial Photograph: 14-4-1957. CUCAP (UM70).
- <12> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452436.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6394 8681 (38m by 38m) (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: 1 131 054
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 52 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452436
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridge Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 54
Record last edited
Oct 26 2023 10:55AM
