Monument record MDO32 - Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1952 this monument was reported as being around 39 feet in diameter with a mound around 2½ feet high.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'B'. Bowl barrow; diameter 14 paces, height 3ft. <2>
Similar information. <3>
'A', 'B' and 'C'. Three grass covered bowl barrows with diameters from 12-15m and heights from 1.0 - 1.5m. Each has been encroached upon by the plough.
'B' has a slight central depression. 'C' alone has a vague unsurveyable ditch. <4>
'B' - SY 56948627. Abbotsbury 11. Bowl barrows listed, details as Authy 2 except that 'C' is given as 5ft high. <5>
SY 565863 - SY 569863. Group of four round barrows S of Gorwell Gate. Scheduled. <6>
A barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at SY5694886283. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. <9>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 11.
- <4> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 24-MAR-55.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 59.
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 40.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO11626 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3286-7.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450362.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5694 8628 (24m by 22m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 040 C
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 41
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 42 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450362
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Abbotsbury 40c
Record last edited
Nov 16 2023 3:16PM