Monument record MDO3315 - Bowl barrow, one of the Longlands Group, Winterbourne Abbas
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 48 feet in diameter with a mound about 3½ feet high.
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Full Description
Group of barrows at Longlands, including one possible bell, four in a rough alignment south west-north east along spine of spur, with possible long barrow at north east end. The three south west barrows are just above the 500 ft contour and the others above 400 ft. All damaged. Near foot of steep slope to north immediately south of the main road three further barrows at 60449020, 60519025 and 60559018 are shown on OS (1811) but there is now no sign of them.
`B` Bowl 25 yds north east of `A`, also in Dry Wood. Diam 48 ft, ht 3 1/2 ft. <1> <3>
`B` SY 60008977. Tree covered bowl barrow, diameter 17.5m, height., 1.1m. Mutilated on the west side. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 82, 148.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> 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. 464.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 146.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452337.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6000 8978 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 132 044
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 25 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452337
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Longlands Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Abbas 44
Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 7:16AM
