Monument record MDO6625 - Bowl barrow, one of the Ridgeway 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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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Round barrows on Ridgeway Hill : '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.
'E'. Ditched bowl (67018592 105 yds. E.N.E. of 'D'. Diam. of mound 84 ft., ht. 6 ft. Overall diam. with ditch about 100 ft. (V.A.P. CPE/UK 1934, 1061). Probably contained two inhumations lying at right angles across each other. <1> <3>
'D' SY 66928590. Bowl barrow, ploughed over, diameter 22.0m, height 0.8m. No visible ditch. 'A', 'C', 'D', 'E' and 'G' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <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 (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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 450.
- <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 SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6691 8590 (41m by 37m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 413
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 51 D
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452014
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridgeway Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 413
Record last edited
Dec 22 2023 7:24PM
