Monument record MDO3270 - Bowl barrow on Hog Hill, Winterborne St Martin
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Summary
Bowl barrow 23 metres diameter, 0.3 metres high. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {1}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow on Hog Hill, one of a cluster of barrows located to the west and northwest of Maiden Castle. In 1980, the Ordnance Survey described the barrow as an earthwork mound 23 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high. Neither Grinsell nor the RCHME, in their barrow gazetteers compiled some decades earlier, mentioned this barrow. <5>
Bowl barrow 23 metres diameter, 0.3 metres high.Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {1}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 14-JAN-1955.
- <2> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 21-MAY-1980.
- <3> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 419.
- <3.1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <4> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <5> SDO11804 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3089-90.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1269012.
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 6610 8860 (25m by 23m) (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: 1 131 167
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 12
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 152
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1269012
Record last edited
Aug 21 2023 10:59AM
