Monument record MDO6619 - Barrow, one of the Ridge Hill Group, Weymouth
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Summary
A bowl barrow 25m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark bank with a central pit/ hollow. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Pond barrow at SY 66688633; ploughed. The depression is 45 feet across by about 9 inches deep, with a surrounding bank about 15 feet wide by 9 inches high. (1-2)
SY 66688633. Pond barrow in arable. Diameter 16.0m depth 0.5m the bank has been ploughed out. Re surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. (3)
A bowl barrow 25m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs {6} as a cropmark bank with a central pit/ hollow. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SDO16401 Unpublished document: Flaxman, E W. 1996. A Radar Survey of Pond Barrows.
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 172.
- <2> 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. 468.
- <3> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-MAY-80.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 406.
- <5> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <6> SDO11826 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1061-3.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452190.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: North of Upwey Pond Barrow, Bincombe; geophysical survey 1995 (EWX1645)
- 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 6667 8633 (34m by 30m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 406
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 109
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452190
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridge Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 406
Record last edited
Jul 3 2023 11:26AM
