Monument record MDO6624 - Bowl barrow, one of the Ridgeway Hill Group, Weymouth
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Summary
A bowl barrow 30m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs {1} 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
Round barrows on Ridgeway Hill : 'C'. Ditched bowl (?) (66928597) 60 yds. S.E. of 'A' at S.E. end of short alignment Diam. of mound 65 ft., ht. 4 1/2 ft. Overall diam. with ditch about 80 ft. (V.A.P. CPE/UK 1934, 1061). Probably contained primary inurned cremation in a cist, with
more than 20 secondary inurned cremations in the mound. 'D' Ditched bowl (66928591) 65 yds. S. of 'C'. Diam. of mound 63 ft., ht. 5 ft. Overall diam. with ditch about 80 ft. (V.A.P. CPE/UK 1934, 1061). Probably contained primary inhumation in stone-lined cist, and secondary cremation. <1> <3>
'C' SY 66928596. Bowl barrow, ploughed over, diameter 22.0m, height 1.0m. No visible ditch. 'A', 'C', 'D', 'E' and 'G' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
A bowl barrow 30m 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 (8)
- <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. 456.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-APR-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 449.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11846 Aerial Photograph: 26-MAR-1968. NMR SY6785/4.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452014.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Barrow in the Ridgeway Hill Group, Weymouth; excavation 1884 (EWX605)
- 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 6691 8596 (40m by 37m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 412
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 51 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452014
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridgeway Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 412
Record last edited
Dec 22 2023 7:21PM
