Monument record MDO6301 - Bowl barrow, Wimborne St Giles
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Summary
A round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. In 1975 this monument was reported as being approximately 55 feet across and 5.5 feet high. One of a group lying very close together in a northwest-southeast line beside the road from Edmondsham to Wimborne St Giles. The mound is no longer round, its north-eastern side having been reduced by ploughing. The barrow may be same feature visible on a 1997 aerial photograph and digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project and recorded under MDO40272.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of four (see associated monuments [Note: ie MDO6298, MDO6299 & MDO6300]) lying very close together in a northwest-southeast line beside the road from Edmondsham to Wimborne St Giles. All four are covered with trees and undergrowth. This is the most southeasterly of the group. RCHME described it as a mound 55 feet in diameter and 5.5 feet high, damaged by ploughing on the northeast. [NB this barrow was formerly recorded as part of SU 01 SW 26].
The barrow may be same feature visible on a 1997 aerial photograph and digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project and recorded under MDO40272. <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1>XY SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 146. [Mapped feature: #343546 ]
- <2> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 101.
- <3> SDO15765 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 23-OCT-1997. NMR 15841/013 (SU0312/026).
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1309527.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0416 1227 (point) |
|---|---|
| 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: 3 026 053
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 141
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 26
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1309527
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 53
Record last edited
Nov 11 2022 1:06PM