Monument record MDO6306 - Bowl barrow south of Cranborne Farm, 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 twenty metres in diameter and two metres high. At that time, the barrow was being ploughed.

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(SU 04131434) Tumulus (NR). <2> SU 04131434 A bowl barrow, near the valley bottom south of Cranborne Farm; diameter 68 feet, height 7 feet. Lies on arable. <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. 213780.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0413 1434 (point)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 058
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 17
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213780
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 58

Record last edited

Nov 15 2022 4:32PM

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