Monument record MDO3237 - Bowl barrow on Hog Hill, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Possible bowl , 50ft. In diam and 3ft. High, has been disturbed. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in the late 1940s. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A group of three barrows; all under pasture. 'A' SY 66008849. A bowl barrow; diameter 19.0m., height 0.5m. The southern half is ploughed out and is visible only as a cropmark. <1>
SY 66008848. ('A') Probable bowl barrow; diameter 50.0ft., height 3.0ft. Disturbed. (Grinsell described it as only 3 inches
high and almost destroyed. Neither Grinsell nor the R.C.H.M. make any mention of barrows 'B' and 'C'). <2> <4>
'A' SY 66008849. Bowl barrow, ploughed down. Diameter 12.0m., height 0.3m. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <6>}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 14-JAN-55.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 153.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> 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. 471.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 417.
- <6> SDO11804 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3089-90.
- <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 SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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 SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.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> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451879.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Barrows on Hog Hill, Winterborne St Martin (EDO7565)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Ref: 72660) (EDO5641)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Project, Kingston Russell and Long Bredy; fieldwalking survey 1983 (EDO7109)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Project; field survey 1983 (EDO5539)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6600 8848 (21m by 21m) (3 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: 1 131 136
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 12
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451879
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 136
Record last edited
Sep 4 2023 3:41PM
