Monument record MDO6613 - Bowl barrow, one of the Ridge Hill Group, Weymouth
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Summary
A bowl barrow 38m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark ring ditch with an internal bank and central pit/ hollow. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Barrows on Ridgeway Hill : 'D'. Bowl (65438661) 55 yds. N.E. of 'C'. Diam. 104 ft., ht. 5 1/2 ft. Contained incomplete inhumation under cairn 8 ft. to 10 ft. in diam. and 3 ft. high, on edge of pre-existing 'pond'. Probably associated were an inverted beaker, a flint scraper and two fragments of saddle querns. <1-2> <4>
'D' SY 65418661 Bowl barrow, diameter 38.0m, height 3.4m. All the barrows are in arable and none of them has a visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.
The barrow depicted on OS 25" at SY 65388657 is not visible, and is described by RCHM. It is not clear whether a barrow ever existed here. <5>
A bowl barrow 30m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs <8> as a cropmark ring ditch with an internal bank and central pit/ hollow. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO58 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1959. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1958. 80. Map opposite p 20.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 140-141.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 467.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 16-MAY-80.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 387.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO11838 Aerial Photograph: 26-MAR-1968. NMR SY6586/2.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452036.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Bowl barrow in the Ridge Hill Group (Cunnington No. 40), Weymouth; excavation 1886 (EWX603)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Ref: 72660) (EDO5641)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Project, Kingston Russell and Long Bredy; fieldwalking survey 1983 (EDO7109)
- Event - Survey: South Dorset Ridgeway Project; field survey 1983 (EDO5539)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6540 8660 (48m by 43m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 400
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 57 D
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452036
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridge Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 400
Record last edited
Jan 11 2024 12:33PM
