Monument record MDO3300 - Winterbourne Poor Lot: bowl barrow

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Summary

Ditched bowl, 52ft. in diam and 6.5ft. high, with a ditch about 10ft. wide. It is aligned with the entrance to Winterbourne Abbas 30

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

C. Bowl barrow. Diameter 24 paces, height 7 ft. <3> C. A tree covered bowl barrow, diameter 16.0m, height 2.0m, with a ditch 2.0m wide and 0.2m deep. <4>

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <1> Map: Crawford, O G S. Annotated record map 6 inch. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
  • <2> Map: Crawford, O G S. Annotated record map 6 inch. 6 inch to 1 mile.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 30-DEC-54.
  • <5> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 463.
  • <6> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 99.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <8> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 883067.
  • <9> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451215.

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Location

Grid reference SY 5916 9053 (point)
Map sheet SY59SE
Civil Parish Winterbourne Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 132 029
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 60 C
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poor Lot Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Abbas 29

Record last edited

Jan 10 2024 6:37PM

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