Monument record MDO3361 - Bowl Barrow on Sheep Down, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow situated on the south eastern part of Sheep Down. It forms part of a wider round barrow group situated on the South Dorset Ridgeway. The barrow has a mound composed of sand, gravel and turf, with maximum dimensions of 15 metres in diameter and about 1.5 metres in height. The mound shows signs of disturbance which may relate to an antiquarian investigation. The mound is overlain by a bank, aligned SSE-NNW, with maximum dimensions of 0.8 metres in width and about 0.5 metres in height, which marks the parish boundary between Winterbourne Steepleton (to the east) and Littlebredy (to the west). Surrounding the mound is a quarry ditch which has become infilled over the years and now survives as a buried feature 1.5 metres wide. The barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, about 36 ft diameter and 5 1/2 ft high with a disturbed top, crossed by the parish boundary one of the few isolated barrows on the Ridgeway.
A Bronze Age bowl barrow situated on the south eastern part of Sheep Down. It forms part of a wider round barrow group situated on the South Dorset Ridgeway. The barrow has a mound composed of sand, gravel and turf, with maximum dimensions of 15 metres in diameter and about 1.5 metres in height. The mound shows signs of disturbance which may relate to an antiquarian investigation. The mound is overlain by a bank, aligned SSE-NNW, with maximum dimensions of 0.8 metres in width and about 0.5 metres in height, which marks the parish boundary between Winterbourne Steepleton (to the east) and Littlebredy (to the west). Surrounding the mound is a quarry ditch which has become infilled over the years and now survives as a buried feature 1.5 metres wide. <2-3>
SY 60088833. Bowl barrow flat-topped and bracken-covered. Diameter 14.0m. N-S by 11.0m. height.1.6m. No visible evidence of a ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
It is also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <5-6> measuring approximately 11 metres in diameter. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 117.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO148 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 471.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 28-FEB-80.
- <5> SDO11790 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3097-8.
- <6> SDO11791 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 175.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452307.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6008 8833 (19m by 20m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 133 014
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 17
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452307
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 14
Record last edited
May 19 2023 2:10PM