Monument record MDO3220 - Bowl Barrow in the Wireless Station Group, Winterborne St Martin

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Six round barrows situated south of the Bridport road, about 2 1/2 miles from Dorchester; 'B' - (120) - SY 64729032. Bowl barrow with surrounding ditch 15 paces diameter and 2 ft high according to Grinsell. Ploughed almost flat. <1> <3> 'B'. Ploughed out. Barrow 'B' was salvage excavated in 1982-3 after ploughing. The base of a probable Bronze Age urn, and some cremated bone was recovered. <4>

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  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 152.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> 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.
  • <3> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1983. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1983. 105. 142.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 06-MAR-81.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 327.
  • <6> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1983. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1983. 105. 141-142.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453768.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6472 9032 (point)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 120
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 52 B
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453768
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 120
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wireless station group

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Feb 15 2024 1:31PM

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