Monument record MDO3312 - Three Barrow Clump Group: bell barrow
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Summary
Bronze Age bell barrow visible as low earthworks on LiDAR imagery, and one of a group of ten round barrows. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 73 feet in diameter with a mound about 10 feet high, with a surrounding berm and ditch.
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Full Description
A. Evidently formerly a large bowl barrow or bell barrow. There remains a circular area 28 paces in diameter, the mound having been quarried away, surrounded by a ditch 11ft wide D.E.F.G.H.J. Six bowl barrows F is 22 paces in diameter, 7ft in height with a ditch; the remain five are 6-10 paces diameter, 1-2ft high. <2>
See air photo STJ/BZ067.
A. SY 59779019. Probably the remains of a barrow, the mound of which has been destroyed. The circular depression left has an approximate diameter of 18.0m., outside which a ditch 3.0m wide and 0.5m deep is visible except on the E. side. <3>
Bronze Age bell barrow at Three Barrow Clump. The site is visible as low earthworks on LiDAR imagery. <7>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 31-DEC-54.
- <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. 463.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 131.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11144 Aerial Photograph: 21-FEB-2008. D0089651.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451268.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5979 9018 (37m by 38m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59SE |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 132 041
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 451268
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 69 A
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Three Barrow Clump Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Abbas 41
Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 3:54PM
