Monument record MDO3321 - Bowl barrow, Winterbourne Abbas
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 45 feet in diameter with a mound about 1½ feet high, and being ploughed.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
This bowl barrow is now under the plough. Its approximate diameter is 18.0m with a height of 0.4m. There is no visible ditch. <2>
SY 60109084. Ploughed bowl barrow, about 45ft diameter and 1.5ft high, near the summit of a spur on a slight south-west slope. <3-4>
SY 60099083. Bowl barrow, almost ploughed out. Diameter 14.0m, height 0.3m. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. <6>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 30-DEC-54.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 147.
- <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. 464.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 10-APR-81.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 133.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO11131 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4066-68.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453640.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6009 9083 (19m by 19m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 132 050
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 22
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453640
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Abbas 50
Record last edited
Dec 20 2023 2:41PM
