Monument record MDO34 - Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1952 this monument was reported as being around 45 feet in diameter with a mound about 7 feet high.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'A'. Bowl barrow; diameter 17 paces, height 6 ft. <2>
Bowl barrow; diameter 45ft, height 7ft. <3>
'A' A grass covered bowl barrow, diameter 14.0m, height 1.6m. The mound has been dug into from the east and there is no
trace of a ditch. <4>
'A' - SY 57528612. Abbotsbury 2. Bowl barrow listed, details as Authy 2. <5>
SY 575863. Group of five round barrows on White Hill. Scheduled. <6>
A barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at SY5751286133. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. <9-10>
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 11.
- <4> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 24-MAR-55.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2.
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 47.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO11634 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3287-8.
- <10> SDO11635 Aerial Photograph: 06-DEC-2006. NMR SY 5786/15-16 (NMR 24500/39-40).
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450368.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Parent of: Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury (Monument) (MDO35)
- Parent of: Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury (Monument) (MDO36)
- Parent of: Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury (Monument) (MDO37)
- Parent of: Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury (Monument) (MDO38)
- Parent of: Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury (Monument) (MDO39)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5751 8613 (28m by 27m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 041 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 450368
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 44
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Abbotsbury 41a
Record last edited
Sep 6 2023 4:42PM
