Monument record MDO6637 - Bowl barrow, one of the East Hill Group, Weymouth
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Summary
Bronze Age barrow, visible as a low earthworks on aerial photographs.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bronze Age barrow, visible as a low earthworks on aerial photographs. One of a group of barrows at East Hill. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project {1-2}.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454360.
- <1> SDO11753 Aerial Photograph: 11-JUN-1978. NMR OS/78080 156-7.
- <2> SDO11752 Aerial Photograph: 12-APR-1983. NMR SY 7084/1-4 (2134/0228-31).
- <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. 457.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 637.
- <5> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Bowl barrow in the East Hill Group, Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth; excavation (EWX591)
- 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 7116 8452 (18m by 18m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 425
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 454360
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 23 C
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: East Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 425
Record last edited
Dec 22 2023 1:17PM