Monument record MDO3158 - Bowl barrow in the Ridge Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Site of a Bronze Age barrow, part of a larger barrow cemetery extending along the Dorset Ridgeway. Also visible as circular earthwork mound on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
(Centred SY 643867) Three round barrows - 'B'. Ditched bowl barrow 77 feet in diameter by 11 ½ feet high. Ditch about 15 feet wide. North to south excavation trench through centre. A bank and ditch (see SY 68 NW) run up to it from the north. <1> <3>
'B' SY 64288674. Bowl barrow, 24.0m. North-south by 22.0m east- west, height 4.0m. No visible ditch. Not ploughed. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Site of a Bronze Age barrow, one of a group of three barrows (MDO357-59) and part of a larger barrow cemetery extending along the Dorset Ridgeway.
Also visible as circular earthwork mound on aerial photographs <6-9>, measuring approximately 23.5 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 07-MAY-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 376.
- <6> SDO11932 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
- <7> SDO11906 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.
- <8> SDO11893 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5.
- <9> SDO11939 Aerial Photograph: 6-12-2006. NMR SY6386/26 (24499/01).
- <10> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452433.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6428 8674 (32m by 32m) (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: 1 131 058
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 51 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452433
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridge Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 58
Record last edited
Oct 26 2023 11:11AM
