Monument record MDO6368 - Bowl barrow, Oakley Down Group, Wimborne St Giles
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Summary
Bowl barrow forming part of the Oakley Down Group. Cut away on its north-western side by the A354. In 1975 the RCHME reported that the monument was about 40 feet in diameter, with a surviving height of 2 feet. This barrow was excavated by Richard Colt Hoare in 1804, and a cremation burial in a collared urn was found.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, part of the group of barrows spread across Oakley Down (SU 01 NW 19). It was described by RCHME as a mound circa 40 feet in diameter and 2 feet high. It has been cut on the northwest side by the A354. It was excavated in the early 19th century by Cunnington and Hoare (their barrow 3). Hoare's description is as follows: "The apex of the barrow was covered with flints and other stones, to which we may owe the preservation of a very fine [collared urn]. It was placed with its mouth upwards, and covered a very perfect interment of burned bones". So pleased was Hoare with the collared urn that he used it for the frontispiece of his book. The urn is in Devizes Museum.
Grinsell (1959) notes that the primary cremation burial was in an upright urn covered by a flint cairn cairn. <1>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1>XY SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 143. [Mapped feature: #343612 ]
- <2> SDO18620 Unpublished document: Annable, F K and Simpson, D D A. 1964. A guide catalogue of the Neolithic and Bronze Age collections in Devizes museum. 65, 121, No. 532.
- <3> SDO18077 Monograph: Colt Hoare, Sir Richard. 1975. The ancient history of Wiltshire. 237, [Collared Urn illustrated on frontispiece].
- <4> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 103.
- <5> SWX800 Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1312518.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0200 1755 (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: 3 026 119
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 170
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 19c
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1312518
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Oakley Down Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 119
Record last edited
Mar 7 2024 7:15PM
