Monument record MDO3198 - Bowl barrow south east of Four Barrow Hill Winterborne St Martin

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Summary

Bowl barrow visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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Possible bowl, about 36ft. in diam and 1.5ft. high, has been ploughed. <3> 'A' SY 65678703. Bowl barrow, diameter 16.0m. Height 0.5m. Both barrows lie in arable: neither has a visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MS.D. <4> Visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs <6>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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. 469.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-MAY-80.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 361.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3290-2.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451893.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6567 8703 (19m by 18m) (3 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: 1 131 098
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 16 A
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451893
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 98

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Oct 27 2023 11:19AM

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