Monument record MDO6335 - Bowl barrow, one of the Handley Hill Group, 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 about nine metres in diameter and less than half a metre high. The monument has been much reduced by ploughing. Air photographs suggest that the ditch surrounding the mound is square rather than round, prompting suggestions that the monument may be of Iron Age date.
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
(Centred SU 01451625) Tumuli (NR). <1>
(87) Bowl (01491626), now almost levelled by ploughing; diam. 30 ft., ht. under 1 ft. <2>
Wimborne St Giles 87: possible Iron Age square barrow. <4-5>
Urn sherds, one with part of a Cordon, and minute flecks of burnt bone were found after ploughing the barrow at ST 0152 1631 (RCHM Mon 89). <3>
Air photographs suggest that the ditch surrounding the mound is square rather than round, prompting suggestions that the monument may be of Iron Age date. The barrow group itself comprises 5 barrows, 3 of them in a line. The other 4 were previously recorded here but have now been recorded separately. See also SU 01 NW 79.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <2> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 102.
- <3> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 54.
- <4> SWX800 Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. 81, 86.
- <5> SDO14864 Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 23.
- <5.1> SDO18925 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR OAP SU 0116/11.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213519.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SU 0149 1626 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NW |
| Civil Parish | Wimborne St Giles; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 062B
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 087
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 28
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213519
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 87
Record last edited
Nov 28 2022 1:16PM