Monument record MDO3416 - Bowl barrow, one of the Big Wood Barrow Group, Winterbourne Steepleton

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Summary

A bowl barrow is visible as a cropmarked ring ditch on aerial photographs.

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Full Description

A probable Bronze Age barrow is visible on aerial photographs {1} {2} as a cropmarked ring ditch, approximately 19 metres in diameter. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3067-9.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6056 8944 (23m by 22m) (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: 1 133 069
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 5 P
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Big Wood Group

Record last edited

Feb 15 2024 10:31AM

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