Monument record MDO3402 - 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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Full Description
Group of round barrows: … `D` Bowl barrow 125 yards north north west of `C`, 51 feet diameter by 2 1/2 feet high. <2>
`D` SY 61648905. Barrow; diameter 18.0m., height 1.0m. maximum. `B`, `D` and `F` re-surveyed at 1:2500 on 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.
Recorded as an extant mound by RCHM <2>. Field investigations in 1981 found that the the mound did not aoppear to have an encircling quarry ditch. Soil survey recorded that the mound was composed of flint and clay soils, presumably gathered from the surrounding area and may in part represent clearance of fields for arable <4>.
This site is also visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs <7-8>, measuring approximately 8 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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> SDO11946 Article in serial: Woodward, P J. 1982. The Rowden earthworks.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 211.
- <6> SDO91 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1992. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1991. 113.
- <7> SDO11791 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
- <8> SDO11865 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3095-6.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452348.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6164 8905 (11m by 20m) (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: 1 133 055
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 28 452348
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Rowden Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 55
Record last edited
May 22 2023 10:24AM
