Monument record MDO3166 - Bowl barrow in the Ridge Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Ditched bown, 60ft diameter, 9ft high, ditch about 9 ft wide, damaged. Visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs {1}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Full Description
'C' Bowl barrow 18 paces in diameter by 2 feet high. <1>
Round barrows: 'C' Ditched bowl (66278656) 60 yards east-south-east of 'B'. Diam. 60 ft., ht. 9 ft. Ditch about 9 ft. wide. Damaged. (2)
'C' SY 66278656. Bowl barrow, steep-sided and overgrown Diameter 18.0m., height 2.4m. Excavation hollow on top; no visible ditch. 'C' Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Ditched bown, 60ft diameter, 9ft high, ditch about 9 ft wide, damaged <2>. Visible as a cropmark 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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 396.
- <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 SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6626 8655 (22m by 23m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne St Martin; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 066
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 91 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452142
Record last edited
Feb 29 2024 6:30AM
