Monument record MDO3421 - Bronze Age barrow, one of the Gaythorne Group, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
A possible Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as a low earthwork on aerial photographs. It is one of a group of potential barrows located on Blagdon Hill.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Probably a lynchet corner. <3>
(Centred SY 621879). the 'Gaythorne Group' of barrows is situated on naturally hillocky heath, now largely arable, making it uncertain which rises are barrows. 'A' Almost certainly natural. <4>
'A' SY 61888788. Nothing visible on the ground at this reference. About 20.0m east is the end of a prominent lynchet.
Of this group of mounds only 'E' is certainly indentifiable now, as a barrow. 'A' and 'B' deleted from 1:2500 MSD. <5>
A possible Bronze Age bowl barrow, measuring approximately 20 metres in diameter, is visible as a low earthwork on aerial photographs <8> and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. It is one of a group of potential barrows located on Blagdon Hill (MDO3421-4 & MDO3376-9).
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 24-MAR-55.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 156-7.
- <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. 472.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 15-FEB-80.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 223.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO11791 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452366.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6187 8786 (31m by 30m) (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: 1 133 074
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 34 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452366
Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 2:06PM
