Monument record MDO3363 - Bowl Barrow, one of Black Down Group, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow situated on the north western part of Black Down. It forms part of a wider cemetery of 16 round barrows (of which 15 survive) which forms part of the wider South Dorset Ridgeway barrow group. The barrow has a mound compsoed of sand, gravel and turf, with maximum dimensions of 12 metres in diameter and about 0.8 metres in height. Surrounding the mound is a ditch from which material was quarried during the construction of the monument. The ditch has become infilled over the years, but will survive as a buried feature 1.5 metres wide.
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Full Description
Bowl barrow, disturbed, 35ft diameter and 4 1/2ft high. (Grinsell's "Winterbourne Steepleton" No 31; RCHM No 16). <1> <3>
SY 60568786. Bowl barrow, diameter 12.0m, height 1.5m. Both barrows lie in arable but have not been ploughed; neither shows any visible evidence of a ditch. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <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> 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. 449.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 28-FEB-1980.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 199.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1175526.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6057 8787 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 133 016
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 129
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 23
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1175526
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Black Down Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 16
Record last edited
May 19 2023 2:18PM