Monument record MDO5304 - Rowbarrow, Winterborne Stickland
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Summary
A bowl barrow described in 1970 as being around 70 feet in diameter with a mound about 2 feet high, and heavily ploughed. The mound is damaged, presumably by antiquarian investigation, and is thought to be one of two barrows opened by Baron Hambro and William Shipp in 1860.
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Full Description
Rowbarrow, a bowl barrow, at ST 82570667, damaged by digging and heavy ploughing, measures about 70 ft diameter by 2ft high. It is almost certainly Warne's No 16 which was opened by Baron Hambro and William Shipp in 1860. It was composed almost entirely of flints; in the centre 'on a raised bed of clay' was a cremation under an inverted urn; a secondary deposit of three cremations in urns had been found a few years earlier in the north side of the mound. <2>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO18658 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1968.
- <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. 309.
- <2.1> SWX8166 Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 14-15.
- <3> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205578.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8257 0667 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Stickland; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 071 019
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NW 22
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205578
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Stickland 19
Record last edited
Mar 8 2022 2:18PM
