Monument record MDO3396 - Bowl barrow, one of the Sheep Down Group, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
A possible Bronze Age bowl barrow. Recorded as an extant earthwork by the RCHM and also visible as a cropmark 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. … 'E' Bowl (?) (60878907) on summit of spur 130 yds North East of 'D'. Only slight rise remains. <1> <3>
'E' SY 60868906. Barrow in arable, ploughed almost flat. Diameter approximately 20.0m., height 0.2m. No visible ditch. A, C, D, E Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
Site of a possible 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 a circular cropmark on aerial photographs <7> measuring approximately 23 metres in diameter, and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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. 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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 191.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11808 Aerial Photograph: 25-4-1968. NMR OS/68078 005-7.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452384.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6085 8907 (35m by 35m) (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: 1 133 049
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 38 E
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452384
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sheep Down Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 49
Record last edited
Dec 14 2023 1:23PM
