Monument record MDO3188 - Bowl barrow in the Eweleaze Barn group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
A probable Bronze Age bowl barrow, part of a linear barrow cemetery. Recorded as extant by field investigators and also visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
(Centred SY 648874) Tumuli [NR] (three times). (1)
Ten barrows including a pound barrow ('F') and a quadruple bell barrow ('K'), form an irregular linear cemetery orientated roughly North West to South East on top of the second spur east of Shorn Hill. 'K' is unique in England. 'A', 'C', 'D' and 'F' were excavated by St George Gray and Prideaux in 1902.
'G' Bowl (?) (64838639) 100 yds East of 'F'. Diam 140 ft, ht 6 ft Ploughed. (2,3)
'G'. SY 64838639. Bowl barrow under grass in ploughed field. Diameter 40.0m., height 3.0m. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D.
(SY64828728; 64828720; 64818712) The cropmarks of three probable barrows on Crawford air photograph, could not be traced in arable field. (4)
A probable Bronze Age barrow, part of a linear barrow cemetery comprising bowl barrows, a pond barrow, and a quadruple bell barrow (MDO3183-91). It is part of the Eweleaze Barn barrow group.
In 1980, the Ordnance Survey described it as a mound 40 metres in diameter and 3 metres high, with no visible ditch. <3>
In addition, this site is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs <4-7>. These suggest it to possibly be more of a bell barrow in type, seen as an internal mound measuring approximately 20.8 metres in diameter, surrounded by an outer ditch 2.3 metres wide and an outer bank 2.2 metres wide. A further outer ditch, approximately 2.2 meters in width, is also visible, seperated by what appears to be a berm of around 4.6 meters. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (13)
- --- SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 06-MAY-80.
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452448.
- --- SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 153.
- <2> 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. 469.
- <3> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB.
- <4> SDO11893 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5.
- <5> SDO11932 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
- <6> SDO11941 Aerial Photograph: unknown date. NMR SY 6487/1 (CCC 11752/1633).
- <7> SDO11942 Aerial Photograph: 12-6-1956. CUCAP (TC8).
- <8> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 348.
- <9> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1268564.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6482 8739 (58m by 58m) (9 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: 1 131 088
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 136
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 56 G
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1268564
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452448
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Eweleaze Barn Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 88
Record last edited
Feb 27 2024 4:55PM