Monument record MDO3266 - Bowl Barrow in the Wireless Station Group, Winterborne St Martin

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Summary

Probable barrow 27 metres diameter, 0.7 metres high

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

'A'. Not mentioned by RCHM <4> or Grinsell <1>. 'A'. Probable spread bowl barrow. A ditchless grass-covered mound 26 metres in diameter by 0.7 metres high. <2> 'A' SY 64778989. A ploughed-down barrow, in a grass field; diameter 27.0m. Approximately, height 0.7m. No visible ditch. 'A' and 'B' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 152.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 09-SEP-60.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <4> 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.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 15-APR-80.
  • <6> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452256.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6477 8989 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 163
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 3 A
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452256

Record last edited

Feb 10 2024 8:12AM

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