Monument record MDO3316 - Bowl barrow, one of the Longlands Group, Winterbourne Abbas
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It is part of a wider barrow cemetery.
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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.
`C` Ditched bowl 40 yds north east of `B`. Mound about 65 ft diam and 1 1/2 ft high, within oval ditch about 150 ft (north west-south east) by 90 ft (VAP CPE/UK 1934, 5098). Almost ploughed out. <1> <3>
`C` SY 60038979. Ploughed-down bowl barrow, diameter approximately 20.0m., height 0.6m. Vague and unsurveyable traces of a ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
Also visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs <7>. It forms part of a group of six barrows, including a disc barrow and a bell barrow, which together are known as the Longlands barrow cemetery. A possible Neolithic long barrow (MDO3284) may have acted as a focus for the development of the cemetery during the Bronze Age.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 147.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11117 Aerial Photograph: 1972. DCC 232/0116.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452337.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6003 8978 (39m by 38m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 22955
- Scheduled Monument DO331: Two barrows at Dry Wood
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 132 045
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 25 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452337
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Longlands Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Abbas 45
Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 7:19AM