Monument record MDO5261 - Bowl barrow, one of the North Down Barrow Group, Winterborne Kingston
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Summary
One of a group of five barrows on a ridge. In 1970 this monument was described as around 38 feet in diameter with a mound about 1½ feet high, and heavily ploughed. The barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch with remains of an internal mound on aerial photographs and lidar imagery during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Full Description
A group of five round barrows at the northern end of North Down have been heavily ploughed. … 'B' - (28) - SY 85189960. Bowl barrow, 38ft diameter and 1 1/2ft high. <4>
"SY 852996. Two round barrows NW of Nutley Clump. Scheduled" (These presumably refer to barrows 'A' and 'B'). <5>
'A' and 'B' only are visible in a pasture field. 'A' measures 18.5 by 17.2 metres and 0.6 metres high, while 'B' is 21.4 metres
in diameter and 0.8 metres high. All except 'C' are visible on air photographs. 'A' and 'B' revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>
The barrow is visible as a cropmark ring ditch, 18m across, with remains of an internal mound on aerial photographs and lidar imagery during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM <9-10>.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 150.
- <3> SWX1197 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1960.
- <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. 304.
- <5> SWX2557 Monograph: 1978. List of ancient monuments in England: Volume 1, Northern England; Volume 2, Southern England; Volume 3, East Anglia and the Midlands Vol 2. Vol 2. 73.
- <6> SDO16261 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Field Investigators Comments. F1 03/06/1981.
- <6.1> SDO19632 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 27-SEP-1979. OS 79/140/48-9.
- <7> SDO17384 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/096 RCHME Inventory: Dorset III (Central).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455704.
- <9> SDO19883 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 06-JUN-2007. NMR 24629/43.
- <10> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8518 9960 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Kingston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 070 028
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 2
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455704
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: North Down Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Kingston 28
Record last edited
Jun 20 2023 7:54PM