Monument record MDO5332 - Bowl barrow south of Horse Close Plantation, Winterborne Whitechurch
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Summary
A bowl barrow with a mound composed of earth, chalk and flint, with maximum dimensions of 20 metres in diameter and about 1m in height. The mound is surrounded by an infilled ditch. The barrow has been reduced is size by some ploughing.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow, 22 paces in diameter and 3 1/2ft. high. (2)
A tree and bramble covered bowl barrow. Diameter 23.0 metres NE-SW, 1.3 metres high. The north-west side has been levelled by the plough. (3)
SY 83169754. Barrow (?) about 45ft diameter and 4ft high, situated in the hedge forming the parish boundary with Bere Regis on top of a broad ridge. It is now almost ploughed away, except where it has been protected by the hedge. (4)
SY 831976. Round barrow south of Horse Close Plantation. (5)
SY 83169753. Bowl barrow on the parish boundary. Now an elongated mound forming part of a hedgebank, 16.0 by 8.0 metres, and height 1.2 metres, reduced by ploughing. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (6)
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 SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54.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 SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various.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 15-NOV-54.
- <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. 314.
- <5> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 60.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 15-MAY-81.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8316 9754 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Whitechurch; Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 072 020
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 36
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455945
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Whitechurch 20
Record last edited
Mar 20 2023 3:19PM