Monument record MDO3392 - Bowl barrow, one of the Sheep Down Group, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of several barrows noted on Sheep Down. Recorded as an extant earthwork by the RCHM and also visible on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
Five round barrows, including a double bowl and a pond barrow lie above apparent limit of 'Celtic' fields on a broad spur running North East from the Ridgeway at about 460 ft above OD. 'A' Bowl (60688893) on slight South East slope. diam 35 ft ht 2 1/2 ft Damaged by excavation. <1> <3>
'A' SY 60698893. Bowl barrow in arable, ploughed-down. Diameter 10.5m., height 0.4m.-0.7m. No visible ditch. A, C, D, E Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. Detail of B deleted on 1:2500 MSD. <4>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow. It is one of a group of several Bronze Age Barrows noted on Sheep Down (MDO3392-6) that lie above apparent limit of 'Celtic' fields (MDO3414) on a broad spur running North East from the Ridgeway at about 460 ft above OD.
It is also visible as an earthwork mound on aerial photographs <7-8> approximately 12 metres in diameter, and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <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. 472.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 12-MAR-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 187.
- <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 SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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> SDO11791 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452384.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6068 8893 (17m by 15m) (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: 1 133 045
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 38 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452384
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sheep Down Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 45
Record last edited
Dec 14 2023 1:06PM
