Monument record MDO3403 - Mound, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
A mound once interpreted as a possible bowl barrow, but proved by excavation to be the remnants of a geological solution hollow
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Full Description
Group of round barrows: … `E` Bowl barrow at SY 61708913, 110 yards north east of `D`. Almost destroyed. <1>
`E` Not identified. <2>
(SY 61708913) The possible barrow was proved, by excavation in 1981, to be the downgraded remnants of a geological solution hollow. <3-4>
Site of a possible Bronze Age ditched bowl barrow, one of a group of several possible 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 <1>. Also visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs {2-3}, measuring approximately 10 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
This possible barrow was proved, by excavation in 1981, to infact be the downgraded remnants of a geological solution hollow <3-4>. It was visible on aerial photographs <6-7> and digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> 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.
- <2> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 28-MAR-80.
- <3> SDO81 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1982. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1981. 103.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 210.
- <5> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <6> SDO11865 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3095-6.
- <7> SDO11807 Aerial Photograph: 21-4-1984. NMR OS/84038 359-60.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452348.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6168 8912 (29m by 14m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 133 056
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 28 E
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452348
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Rowden Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 56
Record last edited
May 22 2023 10:28AM