Monument record MDO6083 - Bowl barrow on Wyke Down, Sixpenny Handley
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Summary
A bowl barrow reported as being around 50 feet in diameter with a mound around one foot high. Excavations by Pitt-Rivers showed that the mound covered three pits containing cremation burials, two of them in collared urns. None of the cremations were located centrally within the mound. The mound is surrounded by a ditch.
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Full Description
(SU 00461585) Tumulus (NR). <3>
(35) Bowl (00461585), on the W. slope of Wyke Down, immediately S. of the Salisbury-Blandford road, was excavated by Pitt-Rivers (Excavations IV (1898), 172-81). The mound, about 50 ft. in diameter and 1 ft. high, covered three cremations in pits, none centrally placed, but all apparently primary; two were in collared urns, one of late Neolithic or earlier Bronze Age type (P.P.S., XXVII (1961), 294); the third had no associated finds. The surrounding ditch contained fragments of comparable pottery in the lower filling, and Romano-British pottery in the upper levels. <4>
The barrow is listed by Grinsell as Handley 28, the same number given to the barrow by Pitt Rivers. Note that Grinsell erroneously claimed that all three cremations were accompanied by urns. <1, 2>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO16623 Monograph: Pitt-Rivers, A H L F. 1898. Excavations in Cranborne Chase near Rushmore on the Borders of Dorset and Wilts 1893-96 Volume IV. 172-181.
- <2>XY SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 114. [Mapped feature: #343373 ]
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 71.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213525.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SU 0046 1586 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NW |
| Civil Parish | Sixpenny Handley; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 020 035
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 34
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213525
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sixpenny Handley 35
Record last edited
Oct 24 2022 12:00PM
