Monument record MDO3177 - Bowl barrow on Shorn Hill, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
A possible Bronze Age bowl barrow. Recorded by field investigators as an extant mound. Also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
Round barrows on Shorn Hill. A bell, a double bowl and a bowl lie in a close-packed North-South straight line on top of a broad spur about 500 yds North of Bronkham Hill.
'C', Bowl (62988728) 50 yds North of 'B' (MDO3176). Diam about 50 ft. ht 5 ft. Disturbed and spread. <1> <3>
'C'. SY 62988729. Bowl barrow, diameter 18.5m., height 1.8m. No visible ditch. All the barrows are grass-covered. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Site of a possible Bronze Age bowl barrow on Shorn Hill, one of a group of three barrows situated in this area (MDO3175-7), lying in a close-packed North-South straight line on top of a broad spur about 500 yds North of Bronkham Hill.
Later field investigations record it as a bowl barrow, diameter 18.5m., height 1.8m. No visible ditch. <5>
Also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {4-7}, measuring approximately 18.4 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. 153, 166.
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 15-FEB-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 296.
- <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> SDO11954 Aerial Photograph: 14-6-1988. NMR OS/88184 647-8.
- <10> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452445.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6347 8789 (1014m by 1244m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne St Martin; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 52N
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 077
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 55 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452445
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 77
Record last edited
Oct 26 2023 10:20AM