Monument record MDO3165 - Bowl barrow in the Ridge Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow about 50 feet in diameter and and reduced to a very low mound by ploughing. Visible as a cropmark ring ditch with central pit on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'B' Parts of a 'Cornish' handled urn and burnt bones found in 1905 on the disturbed top of the westernmost of two large barrows, may have come from this barrow. <1>
Round barrows: 'B' Bowl (66228658). Diam. about 50 ft. Plough flat. <3>
'A' and 'B'. No visible remains, presumably ploughed out. Detail of 'B' delated from M.S.D. <4>
Bowl, about 50ft. In diam and ploughed flat. Visible as a cropmark ring ditch with central pit on aerial photographs <7>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <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. 468.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 16-MAY-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 395.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11843 Aerial Photograph: 26-MAR-1968. NMR SY6586/1.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452142.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6624 8660 (42m by 42m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne St Martin; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 065
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 452142
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 91 B
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridge Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 65
Record last edited
Feb 29 2024 6:32AM
