Monument record MDO5626 - Bowl barrow on Week Street Down, Gussage St Michael
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Summary
Bowl barrow, 48 feet in diameter and 2.5 feet high. This may have been one of the barrows opened by Warne in 1848.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Eight barrows (A-H) are scatterd over the E. slopes of Week Street Down between 220 ft., and 280 ft. above O.D. All have been greatly reduced by heavy ploughing. They were probably all opened by Warne in 1848, but it is not possible to correlate his account with individual barrows. From the barrows excavated he recorded the following: No 15, a primary inhumation and a secondary cremation in a cist; No. 16, two secondary or intrusive inhumations; No. 17, a very low mound, a primary crouched inhumation; No. 18, an urn from the centre and a secondary cremation to the N.W. with remains of a small urn; No. 19, six cremations in cists, two with fragments of urns; No. 20, a cremation with pottery in a cist, and a large urn containing a cremation; No. 21 no finds.
(H) bowl (97121313); diam. 48 ft., ht. formerly 2 1/2 ft. <3>
ST 9696 1328. At least 3 cremations on Week Street Down were ploughed out in 1970. One was in a plain bucket-urn; the others were probable urn sherds, one fingertip-decorated. Part of a Deverel-Rimbury Cemetery? <4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 112.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 26.
- <4> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 40.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210072.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1302942.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9712 1313 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91SE |
| Civil Parish | Gussage St Michael; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 008 025
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 173
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 42 H
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1302942
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210072
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Gussage St Michael 25
Record last edited
Mar 7 2024 4:51PM