Monument record MDO3406 - POUND HILL GROUP: HENGIFORM MONUMENT or BARROW?
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Summary
A possible hengiform enclosure or barrow of Neolithic or Bronze Age origin is visible as three concentirc ring ditches on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Group of five barrows on Pound Hill: 'E' (Winterbourne Steepleton No 59) SY 62439085 (?) Ditched bowl barrow, about 70ft diameter and 1 1/2ft high. A circular soil-mark suggesting a ditch about 100ft in diameter appears on air photograph. <2> <4>
'E' SY 624908. Round Barrow on Pound Hill. Scheduled No 512. <5>
'E'. SY 62469083. Bowl barrow, diameter 18.0 metres, approximately, height 1.0 metres. Ploughed down. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>
A possible hengiform enclosure or barrow of Neolithic or Bronze Age origin is visible as three concentirc ring ditches on aerial photographs. The outer-most ring ditch is approximately 30m in diameter. The two innner ring ditches are 18m and 11m in diameter, respectively. They may all be contemporary with one another or the result of separate phases of construction of the monument, such as the re-use or adoption of a Neolithic monument in the Bronze Age. <9-12>
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2. 75.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 10-APR-81.
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 241.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO11136 Aerial Photograph: 14-JUL-1948. CUCAP (BJ6).
- <10> SDO11135 Aerial Photograph: 04-AUG-1995. NMR SY 6290/2 (15372/31).
- <11> SDO11134 Aerial Photograph: 14-FEB-2005. NMR SY 6290/9 (23794/02).
- <12> SDO11133 Aerial Photograph: 04-AUG-1995. NMR SY 6290/6 (15344/17).
- <13> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453632.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6245 9083 (39m by 40m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 133 059
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 19E
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453632
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Pound Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 59
Record last edited
Jan 8 2024 4:31PM