Monument record MDO3211 - Disc barrow in the Rew group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Site of a possible Bronze Age disc barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. One of a group of 6 bowl barrows located at Rew.
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Full Description
A probable disc barrow, listed by Grinsell as Winterborne St Martin 3 (in his list of bowl barrows) and by RCHME as Winterborne St Martin 111. Part of a barrow cemetery. In 1981 the Ordnance Survey recorded it as a mound 14 metres in diameter and circa 0.5 metres high, surrounded by an outer bank enclosing an area 30 metres in diameter (measured from the top of the bank) The bank was only visible as an earthwork on the south and east sides only. RCHME had previously noted a ring ditch surrounding the mound visible on air photographs as a cropmark circa 80 feet in diameter. <1> <3>
`D'. SY 63689036. Disc barrow, diameter of mound 14.0 metres, height 0.5 metres, diameter of top of outer bank 30.0 metres.
Outer bank visible on south and east only. `A', `C', `D', `E' and `F' resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D., `B' deleted. <4>
Site of a possible Bronze Age disc barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. One of a group of 6 bowl barrows located at Rew. <7-8>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 151.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> 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. 470.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 06-MAR-81.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 248.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11141 Aerial Photograph: 14-FEB-2005. NMR SY 6390/5 (23792/06).
- <8> SDO11140 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4071-73.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453757.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1267929.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6368 9036 (35m by 35m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne St Martin; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 111
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 453757
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 49 D
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 95
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1267929
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Rew Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 111
Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 6:55PM
