Monument record MDO3201 - Bowl barrow in the Ashton group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Bowl barrow visible as a cropmark: external ditch, internal bank and central pit/ hollow on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Four barrows in a west north west-east south east line above the 400 ft contour. All have been ploughed. 'B' Bowl (SY 66048718) 120 yards east south east of 'A'. Diameter 55 ft., ht 3 ft. <1> <3>
'B' SY 66048717. Bowl barrow in arable, ploughed land. Diameter approximately 25.0m, height 1.2m. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
Bowl barrow visible: external ditch, internal bank and central pit/ hollow as a cropmark on aerial photographs <6>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO11843 Aerial Photograph: 26-MAR-1968. NMR SY6586/1.
- --- SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BB86/05032.
- --- 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.
- --- SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <1> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6604 8718 (33m by 33m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne St Martin; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 101
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 15 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451890
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ashton Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 101
Record last edited
Oct 27 2023 11:34AM