Monument record MDO6331 - Bowl barrow, Wimborne St Giles
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Summary
A round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. Located just southeast of the Dorset Cursus. In 1975 this monument was reported as being about eighteen metres in diameter and almost half a metre high. The monument has been much reduced by ploughing.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(SU 02641682) Tumulus (NR). <2>
Bowl barrow, much damaged by ploughing, lies 30 yds east of the Dorset Cursus and just outside Salisbury Plantation; former diameter 60 ft, height 1 1/2 ft. <3>
A bowl barrow located just southeast of the Dorset Cursus, close to the point where the Neolithic long barrow SU 01 NW 47 is incorporated into the Cursus' northwestern bank. RCHME described it as a mound much damaged by ploughing, but previously measured at 60 feet diameter and 1.5 feet high. <1, 3, 4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1>XY SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 146. [Mapped feature: #343576 ]
- <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). 102.
- <4> SWX800 Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213549.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0264 1682 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NW |
| Civil Parish | Wimborne St Giles; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 083
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 48
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213549
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 83
Record last edited
Oct 27 2022 4:18PM