Monument record MDO3399 - Bowl barrow, one of the Rowden Barrow Group, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow, recorded as an extant mound by RCHM and also visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Group of round barrows: `A` Bowl barrow 19 feet diameter by 1 foot high. <2>
`A` SY 61688886. Site marked by a soil darkening. `B`, `D` and `F` re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. Detail of `A` deleted from MSD. <3>
Site of a possible Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of several barrows situated in this area (MDO3399-403) and probably associated with the Late Bronze Age settlement earthworks (MDO3411), within which they are interspersed.
Also visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs <5-6>, measuring approximately 8 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <2> 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. 473.
- <3> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 28-MAR-80.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 214.
- <5> SDO11865 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3095-6.
- <5> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <6> SDO11807 Aerial Photograph: 21-4-1984. NMR OS/84038 359-60.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452348.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6168 8886 (13m 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: 1 133 052
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 28 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452348
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Rowden Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 52
Record last edited
May 22 2023 10:06AM
