Monument record MDO6386 - Bowl Barrow, Oakley Down Group, Wimborne St Giles
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Summary
A mound identified as possibly a bowl barrow excavated in the 1880s by Colt Hoare, who found a cist containing 'burnt bones and nails'. In 1954 the barrow was described as being around 8.5 metres in diameter with a mound 0.2 metres high; no trace of an encircling ditch could be seen at this time. It has also been suggested that this mound may be an isolated surviving fragment of a late prehistoric field system.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Cremation with large headed iron nails in cist, Romano-British?
A slight mound 9 feet in diameter by 6 inches high is situated at SU 02071769. Grinsell <1> thought it might be a barrow excavated by Colt Hoare, but the Royal Commission <3> has identified it as not a barrow but an angle of a 'Celtic' field.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 145.
- <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> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 884288.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213501.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SU 0207 1769 (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: 3 026 136
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 18
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213501
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference
Record last edited
Feb 15 2023 7:12AM
