Monument record MDO6614 - Bowl barrow, one of the Ridge Hill Group, Weymouth
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Summary
A bowl barrow 32m 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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Full Description
Round barrows on Ridgeway Hill: 'A'. Ditched bowl (?) (65588660) Diam. 75 ft., ht. 3 ft.; probably with ditch about 90 ft. in diam. Suggested by V.A.P. CPE/UK 1934, 1062. Contained only ashes and 5 small worked flints. <3>
'A' SY 65568659 Bowl barrow in arable, diameter 26.0m, height 1.2m. Ditch not visible. Ploughed. <4>
A bowl barrow 32m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs <7> 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 (10)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 141.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> 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. 467-8.
- <3.1> SDO39 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1937. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1936. 58. 20-25.
- <3.2> SDO10110 Unpublished document: Cunnington, E. 1915. Cunnington MSS.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 16-MAY-80.
- <5> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO11838 Aerial Photograph: 26-MAR-1968. NMR SY6586/2.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452028.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6555 8658 (44m by 43m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 401
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 452028
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 55A
Record last edited
Jan 7 2024 7:01AM