Monument record MDO5257 - Bowl barrow north east of Elderton Clump, Winterborne Kingston
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Summary
A bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was described as around 64 feet in diameter with a mound about 6½ feet high surrounded by a ditch. Damage to the mound suggests that it was subject to antiquarian investigation. The site of the barrow is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A probable bowl barrow, but if a bell barrow, the berm is almost overspread by the mound. Diameter 24 paces, height 9ft. <2>
A bush covered barrow. 21.0 metres diameter, 2.5 metres high, surrounded by ditch average 5.0 metres wide, 0.4 metres deep. There is no positive sign of a berm. Hollow centred. <3>
SY 84669746. Ditched bowl barrow, 64ft diameter and 6 1/2ft high with ditch 10ft wide,situated on a steepening north slope which has been dug into in the past. <4>
SY 84649746: A ditched bowl barrow, in arable but not ploughed over. Diameter overall 31.0 metres, diameter of mound 19.0 metres. Ditch 6.0 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep. Height of mound 2.5 metres. The ditch is visible, except for a short length on the south-east. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
The site of the barrow is visible as low earthworks on lidar imagery and was digitally recorded during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM. <7>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 1954-11-16.
- <4> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 303.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 1981-05-13.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455990.
- <7> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8466 9746 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Kingston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 070 024
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 45
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455990
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Kingston 24
Record last edited
Jun 27 2023 1:21PM
