Monument record MDO6629 - Bowl barrow, one of the Ridgeway Hill Group, Weymouth
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Summary
Probable Bronze Age barrow showing on aerial photographs as a crop mark ring ditch 14m in diameter. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Three round barrows: 'B' Bowl (67218572)98 yds. S.S.W. of 'A'. Ploughed almost flat. <1> <3>
'B' SY 67208571 Bowl barrow of diameter 22.0m (approximately) and height 0.2m. No visible ditch. 'A' resurveyed and 'B' surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <4>
An RCHME level 3 air photographic interpretation project (Event UID 932322) was carried out on this monument in October 1993. The changes noted were as follows: 'B' SY 67218572 This barrow appears only as a vague central mound with no evidence for a ditch.
The archive produced by this project (Collection UID 932274) is held by the RCHME. <6>
Probable Bronze Age barrow showing on aerial photographs <8> as a crop mark ring ditch 14m in diameter. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 91.
- <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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 02-FEB-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. 455.
- <6> SDO20404 Unpublished document: Crutchley, Simon. RCHME: A354 Dorchester to Weymouth Project. 01-OCT-1993.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO11800 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 24-JAN-1959. RAF F12/58/267 0058-9.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452159.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6719 8580 (27m by 208m) (7 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 417
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 650632
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 96 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452159
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridgeway Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 417
Record last edited
Dec 22 2023 7:01PM