Monument record MDO3386 - Round barrow, one of the Big Wood Group,Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
A Bronze Age barrow visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and LIDAR.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A barrow is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {1} {2} and LIDAR {3}.
It has an outer bank, approximately 30 metres in diameter, which surrounds what appears to be an internal mound with an outer ditch. It has initially been recorded as a pond barrow, although the presence of a possible internal mound suggests it could in fact be a bell barrow. It is part of a linear Bronze Age barrow cemetery running northeast-south west along the edge of Big Wood.
It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
'(39) Pond barrow (60718954) 85 yds. N.E. of (38). Circular depression 80 ft. in diam. and 2 ft. deep surrounded by bank 13 ft. wide and up to 2 ft. high. Ploughing, which is clipping the bank, is making it square rather than round.' (4)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO11793 Aerial Photograph: 21-4-1984. NMR OS/84037 304-5.
- <2> SDO11792 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3067-9.
- <3> SDO11794 Aerial Photograph: 24-1-2008. LIDAR D0089652.
- <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. 472.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 167.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6070 8953 (43m by 44m) (7 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: 1 133 039
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 5 G
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Big Wood Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 39
Record last edited
Feb 15 2024 10:27AM