Monument record MDO6630 - Bowl barrow, one of the Ridgeway Hill Group, Weymouth
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Summary
A bowl barrow 36m 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
Three round barrows: 'C' Ditched bowl (67318580) 60 yds. E. of 'A'. Ploughed flat but visible on Allen's O.A.P. (Ashmolean Museum No.154), apparently at 'Celtic' field angle. <1> <3>
There is no visible trace of barrow 'C'. <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: 'C' SY 67318580 This barrow appears as a central mound with a shallow scooped ditch around it. It is truncated on its eastern side by the field boundary. The archive produced by this project (Collection UID 932274) is held by the RCHME. <6>
A bowl barrow 36m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs <8> 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 (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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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. SDR 457.
- <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 SDO20404 Unpublished document: Crutchley, Simon.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 SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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> SDO11848 Aerial Photograph: 31-MAR-1934. NMR SY6785/5.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452159.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6732 8580 (44m by 42m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 418
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 96 C
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridgeway Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 418
Record last edited
Dec 22 2023 6:56PM