Monument record MDO3370 - Bowl barrow on Cowleaze, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. Recorded as an extant earthwork by the RCHM and also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
SY 60728861. Bowl barrow, 50 ft in diameter and 6 ft high. Disturbed. <1> <3>
SY 60718861. Bowl barrow in arable but not ploughed over. Diameter 15.5m and height 1.5m, no visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, approximately 15 metres in diameter, is visible as an earthwork mound on aerial photographs <7> and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. It is one of a group of several Bronze Age Barrows noted on Sheep Down.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 156.
- <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. 471.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 28-FEB-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 192.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11790 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3097-8.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452358.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6071 8861 (22m by 22m) (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: 1 133 023
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 32
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452358
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 23
Record last edited
May 19 2023 4:20PM