Monument record MDO3215 - Bowl Barrow in the Third Milestone Group, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a cropmark ring ditch on aerial photographs. It forms part of a wider group of round barrows running in an irregular east-west line on the crest of a ridge immediately south of the A35.
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Full Description
Three bowl barrows near the third milestone from milestone from Dorchester were examined by Grinsell in 1954. 'B' - SY 64319035. Bowl barrow, 15 paces diameter and 1 ft high. <1>
'B' - (115) - SY 64319034. Bowl (?) barrow, ploughed almost flat. <3>
SY 643904. Three round barrows south of Hart Hill Plantation. Scheduled. (See SY 69 SW 72 for probable excavation of some of these
barrows). <4>
Barrows 'B', 'D' and 'E' ploughed out. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Part of a barrow cemetery. In 1981 the Ordnance Survey noted no visible surface traces. It had previously been described by RCHME as having been ploughed almost flat.
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a cropmark ring ditch on aerial photographs. It forms part of a wider group of round barrows running in an irregular east-west line on the crest of a ridge immediately south of the A35 (Roman road RR 4f). <9-10>
Sources/Archives (12)
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 322.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO11148 Aerial Photograph: 29-OCT-1997. NMR SY6490/2 (15847/08).
- <10> SDO11147 Aerial Photograph: 22-JUN-1976. NMR SY 6490/1/18.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453765.
- <12> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1267993.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6431 9034 (29m by 29m) (3 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: 1 131 115
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 51 B
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 99
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1267993
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453765
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Rew Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Third Milestone Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 115
Record last edited
Feb 10 2024 7:31AM