Monument record MDO3213 - Bowl barrow in the Rew group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a cropmark and an earthwork on aerial photographs. One of a group of 6 bowl barrows located at Rew.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, listed by Grinsell as Winterborne St Martin 5 and by RCHME as Winterborne St Martin 113. Part of a barrow cemetery (see SY 69 SW 49 and associated monuments), in 1981 the Ordnance Survey recorded it as a mound 21 metres in diameter and 2.1 metres high, with "faint and unsurveyable traces of a ditch" surrounding the mound. Grinsell and RCHME both noted a hollow in the top of the mound, suggestin an episode of antiquarian excavation (see SY 69 SW 49 and 72). <1> <3>
SY 636904. Two round barrows at Rew. Scheduled No 348". (Presumably barrows `E' and `F'). <4>
`F'. SY 63669041. Bowl barrow, diameter 21.0 metres, height 2.1 metres, not ploughed. There are faint and unsurveyable traces of a ditch. `A', `C', `D', `E' and `F' resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D., `B' deleted. <5>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a cropmark and an earthwork on aerial photographs. One of a group of 6 bowl barrows located at Rew. <8-9>
Sources/Archives (11)
- <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> SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2. 74.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 06-MAR-81.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 246.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO11141 Aerial Photograph: 14-FEB-2005. NMR SY 6390/5 (23792/06).
- <9> SDO11140 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4071-73.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453757.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1267960.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6366 9041 (24m by 24m) (2 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: 1 131 113
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 453757
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 49 F
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 97
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1267960
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 113
Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 6:47PM