Monument record MDO39 - Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury
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Summary
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group running along Wears Hill. In 1952 this monument was reported as being around 38 feet in diameter with a mound about one foot high. Grinsell (1959) recorded this as a mound 10 paces in diameter and 1.5 feet in height, and thought it possibly upcast from a pit.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'A' - Doubtful; a mound, diameter 10 paces, height 11/2ft. Perhaps upcast from a pit to the south. <2>
Similar information. <3>
'A'. A grass covered, near circular mound, 14.0m diameter, 0.5m high. This is a possible bowl barrow. In profile it is fairly well shaped, it is in close proximity to other barrows but in the immediate vicinity the ground, now arable, has at sometime been disturbed.<4>
Abbotsbury 1,3,4 and 5. Bowl barrows listed, information as Authy 2. <5>
SY 575863. Group of five round barrows on White Hill. Scheduled. <6>
A barrow is visible as cropmarks and low earthworks on aerial photographs at SY5746886329. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. <9-11>
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 11.
- <4> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 24-MAR-55.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 59.
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 42.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO11638 Aerial Photograph: 2002. DCC SY5786.
- <10> SDO11637 Aerial Photograph: 06-DEC-2006. NMR SY 5786/2-5 (24500/26-29).
- <11> SDO11631 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1072-3.
- <12> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450365.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5746 8633 (26m by 24m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 041 F
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 43 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450365
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Abbotsbury 41f
Record last edited
Jan 23 2024 5:15PM
