Monument record MDO5351 - Bowl barrow, East Down House, Winterborne Whitechurch
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Summary
One of three barrows destroyed when East Down House was built in 1908. This barrow was excavated by J C Mansel-Pleydell and contained a large 'bucket' urn in a central cist cut into the chalk, with a broken globular urn above it. It seems that the mound may have contained an low flint wall within which were traces of fire.
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Full Description
Three barrows (86310078, 86330080 and 86340077) close together in East Down Plantation were destroyed in 1908 when East Down House was built. Th northernmost, 30 ft. in diam. and 8 ft. high, was dug up by J.C. Mansel-Pleydell and was found to contain a primary cremation in a large 'bucket' urn set in central chalk-cut cist; above it lay a broken secondary globular urn, the mound appears to have contained a low internal flint wall, within which were extensive traces of fire. No details are available for the other two barrows, but a small 'bucket' urn and fragments of a globular urn may have come from them. Now in the Pike Collection Dorset County Museum. Acc. No. 1952.1. The primary urn is in the same Museum. Acc. No. 1914.6.1. (a). <2-4>.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SDO52 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1953. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1952. 74. 104-106.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 157-158.
- <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.
- <4.1> SDO16730 Serial: Society of Antiquaries of London. 1933. The Antiquaries Journal 13. 13. 448.
- <4.1> SDO17818 Unpublished document: A L Pike. 1914-1916. Dorset County Museum Correspondence 1914-1916.
- <5> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
- <6> SWX8166 Monograph: Warne, C. 1866. The Celtic Tumuli of Dorset (1866). 2:5.
- <7> SDO10243 Monograph: Warne, C. 1865. Dorsetshire: it’s Celtic, Roman, Saxon & Danish vestiges. 6.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205660.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8633 0080 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80SE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Whitechurch; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 072 037
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SE 19
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205660
Record last edited
Mar 16 2022 9:15AM