Monument record MDO5333 - Bowl barrow, one of the Deverel Down Group, Winterborne Whitechurch
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Summary
A bowl barrow situated in the corner of a modern field, and recorded as being around 50 feet in diameter and one foot high.
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Full Description
A group of round barrows on Deverel Down in Milborne St Andrew and Winterborne Whitechurch parishes. 'B' - SY 82329936 Bowl barrow, heavily ploughed, 50ft diameter and 1 ft high. Grinsell stated that after ploughing a "core of brown soil with circumferential circle of chalk rubble" was revealed. (RCHM Winterborne Whitechurch No 21; Grinsell's Milton Abbas No 6). <2-3>
SY 822993. Group of six round barrows on Deverell Down. Scheduled. (This group undoubtably includes some of the barrows at SY 821991 - See SY 89 NW 16). <4>
'B' - SY 82319936. Bowl barrow, in arable, ploughed almost flat. Diameter approximately 15.0 metres, height 0.3 metres. Resurveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 120-1.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2. 66.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 29-MAY-81.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455857.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8232 9936 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Whitechurch; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 072 021
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 9 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455857
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Whitechurch 21
Record last edited
Dec 5 2023 11:30AM