Monument record MDO6645 - Bowl barrow on Bayard Hill, one of the East Hill Group, Weymouth
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Summary
Bowl barrow, severely damaged, and slightly truncated by a track. Diameter 13.5m. by 10.0m., height 2.4m. No visible ditch. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs {1}. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
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Full Description
Bowl barrow, severely damaged, and slightly truncated by a track. Diameter 13.5m. by 10.0m., height 2.4m. No visible ditch. Visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <1>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Two barrows on Bayard Hill, a locally prominent rise. 'A'. Bowl (SY 68 NE : 66418535). Diam. 60 ft., ht 8 ft. Top flattened and base damaged by ploughing. 'B' Bowl. (?) (SY 68 NE : 66488537) 85 yards east-north-east of 'A'. Oval, 51 ft. by 35 ft., Ht. 9 ft. Damaged. <2> <4>
B: SY 66488536. Bowl barrow, severely damaged, and slightly truncated by a track. Diameter 13.5m. by 10.0m., height 2.4m. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO11826 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1061-3.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 141.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> 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.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-APR-80.
- <6> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 410.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452039.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6648 8536 (16m by 15m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 433
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 58
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452039
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: East Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 433
Record last edited
Jun 24 2022 2:27PM
