Monument record MDO6303 - Bowl barrow north of Nine Yews, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A bronze Age round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. In 1975 this monument was reported as being about 14 metres in diameter and less than half a metre high. The mound has been much reduced by ploughing.

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Full Description

(SU 03681439) Tumulus (NR). <2> SU 03681439 Bowl barrow, has been levelled by ploughing; diameter 45 feet, height under 1 foot. <3>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 146.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 101.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213779.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0368 1439 (point)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 055
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 16
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213779
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 55

Record last edited

Nov 15 2022 4:51PM

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