Monument record MDO45957 - Bronze Age round barrow, The Down Buildings, Winterborne Whitechurch
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Summary
The possible site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch with internal mound, on aerial photographs taken in 1995 in the field to the southeast of The Down Buildings, Whitechurch. The site was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M Project.
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Full Description
Two barrows shown on Tithe Map of 1839 at ST 85700176 and ST 85800173 were not visible on the ground according to Grinsell in 1958. (Also shown on OS 1" 1811).
"Barrows shown on the Tithe Map of 1839 at ST 85700176 and ST 86120135 (presumably an error - see Grinsell) have now been destroyed." Nothing visible on air photographs. <1-3>
A rapid examination of air photography suggests the presence of a round barrow, of Prehistoric or Roman date, visible as a ring ditch cropmark. <4>
The possible site of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch 22m across with internal mound, on aerial photographs taken in 1995 in the field to the southeast of The Down Buildings, Whitechurch <5>. The site was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AI&M Project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 158.
- <2> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 314.
- <3> SDO20271 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3122-23.
- <4> SWX1708 Unpublished document: Miller, Andrew. 1993. RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project.
- <4.1> SDO17790 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR 4333: 22-26.
- <5> SDO19598 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 04-SEP-1995. NMR 15405/06.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205708.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8573 0173 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80SE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Whitechurch; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SE 40
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1518212
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205708
Record last edited
Nov 10 2023 11:15AM
