Monument record MDO3172 - Round barrow on Grove Hill, one of the Sherf Barrow Group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Site of a Bronze Age barrow, recorded as an extant mound in 1970 and also visible as an earthwork and cropmarks on aerial photographs. One of a group of three barrows.
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Full Description
A Bronze Age barrow recorded by the RCHM as an extant earthwork, 2.5 ft. high. One of three barrows (MDO3172-4) which form a west-east line along the crest of Grove Hill about 1 mile north of the Ridgeway, though visible from it. All have been ploughed. This barrow is one of two called 'Sherf Barrows' on Isaac Taylor's Estate Map of c 1770, when both lay in an area of former open fields and were surrounded by square enclosures. {1}
It is also visible as an earthwork and cropmarks on aerial photographs {2-5} and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. It is visible as an earthwork mound, approximately 18 metres in diameter, on earlier RAF photographs {2}, suggesting it is perhaps a bowl barrow type. However later photographs {3-5}, taken after the mound has been plough-levelled, reveal an outer ditch, approximately 1.8 metres in width and 33 metres in diameter, possibly suggestive of a bell barrow type.
Sources/Archives (12)
- --- SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 26-FEB-80.
- --- SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 152.
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452451.
- --- SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- --- SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <1> 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.
- <2> SDO11888 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4275-7.
- <3> SDO11889 Aerial Photograph: unknown date. NMR SY 6488/2 (CCC 11755/5805).
- <4> SDO11890 Aerial Photograph: 4-8-1995. NMR SY6388/5 (15344/10).
- <5> SDO11891 Aerial Photograph: 4-8-1995. NMR SY6488/3 (15372/30).
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 314.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6386 8849 (40m by 40m) (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: 1 131 072
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 57 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452451
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 72
Record last edited
Oct 26 2023 1:06PM
