Monument record MDO3171 - Bowl barrow in the Rew Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
A bowl barrow is recorded as an extant earthwork by the RCHM and is also visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow is recorded as an extant earthwork by the RCHM, described as being irregular and having been ploughed, but still measuring a height of 5ft {1}.
Four round barrows, probably bowl barrows, on top of spur running north-east from Black Down. 'D' (63248887) 490 yds north-east of 'C'. Irregular and ploughed, but ht still 5 ft. <1> <3>
'D' SY 63238887. Diameter 33.0m., height 2.2m. No visible ditch. A well-preserved bowl barrow, in arable but not ploughed over. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
It is also visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs <7-8> appearing as a mound surrounded by an outer ditch, measuring approximately 15 metres in diameter. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 152.
- <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.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 15-FEB-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 236.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11888 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4275-7.
- <8> SDO11892 Aerial Photograph: 4-8-1995. NMR SY6388/7 (15344/13).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452357.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6323 8887 (22m by 23m) (5 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: 1 131 071
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 31 D
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452357
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Rew Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 71
Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 5:00PM