Monument record MDO6297 - Bowl barrow, Wimborne St Giles
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Summary
A round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. The barrow was reported in 1975 as being around 70 feet in diameter, 5.5 feet high and flat-topped, planted with trees. The mound appears to have been deliberately planted with trees, presumably as part of the landscaping around Wimborne St Giles' house. Two large blocks of sarsen lay near the edge of the mound on the northwest and southeast sides. Grinsell referred to the two large sarsens being on the mound. The barrow mound is visible on a 1997 aerial photograph and was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(SU 03941217) Tumulus (NR). <2>
(49) Bowl (03941217), 165 yds. E. of (48), is a flat-topped mound, planted with trees, but within arable; diam. 70 ft., ht. 5 1/2 ft. Two large blocks of sarsen lie near the edge of the mound on N.W. and S.E. <3>
The barrow mound is visible on a 1997 aerial photograph <5>. The mound measures around 22.5m in diameter and was under tree cover in 1997 <5>. It is still visible as a low tree covered mound in 2014 <6>.
The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1>XY SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 146. [Mapped feature: #343542 ]
- <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). 101.
- <4> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. Object Number: BB86/05026.
- <5> SDO15765 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 23-OCT-1997. NMR 15841/013 (SU0312/026).
- <6> SDO14101 Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2014. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213790.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0394 1217 (point) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01SW |
| Civil Parish | Wimborne St Giles; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 049
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 25
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213790
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 49
Record last edited
Nov 11 2022 3:34PM
