Monument record MDO3196 - Bowl barrow in the Four Barrow Hill group, Winterborne St Martin

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Four Barrow Hill Group. Six barrows, including two probable bells in south-west to north-east line on top of a broad spur. All have been ploughed. 'E' Bowl (?) (65148804) 70 yds. N. of 'C' Diam. 106 ft., ht. 6 ft. Crossed by hedge. <1> <3> SY 651880. Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill. Scheduled. <4> 'E' SY 65158803. Bowl barrow, diameter approximately 40.0m, height 2.5m. All the barrows are in arable and have been ploughed. None has a visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <5>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 154.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> 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> Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 74.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-MAY-80.
  • <6> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 357.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451910.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6514 8803 (32m by 29m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 096
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 21 E
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451910
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Four Barrow Hill Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 96

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Dec 8 2023 4:59PM

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