Monument record MDO780 - Bowl barrow, Wood Hill Clump, Charminster
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Summary
Possible site of a Bronze Age barrow, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow. Diameter 16 paces, height 3.5ft. (2)
'B' (SY 68049391) A barrow. (3)
'A'. A bramble and scrub covered bowl barrow with no visible ditch.
Diameter 16.0 metres, height 1.3 metres.
'B'. A flinty mound, now under the plough, with no visible ditch.
Probably a bowl barrow. Diameter 18.0 metres, height on east side
0.2 metres, on west side 0.8 metres. (4)
(SY 68039390 'B') Tumulus located and surveyed. (5)
('A' - SY 68049414; 'B' - SY 68039390) Tumulus (NR) (Twice) (6)
'A' - SY 68059414. Barrow ?, about 48ft. Diameter and 3.5ft high,
overgrown and much disturbed, on the summit of Wood Hill.
'B' - SY 68039390. Barrow ? Now a flinty mound, 55ft. Diameter and
1.5ft high. (7)
SY 680941. Round barrow south of Wood Hill Clump. Scheduled. (8)
Both barrows are now ploughed, with 'A' measuring 21.3 metres in
diameter and 1.0 metres high, while 'B' measures 16.2 metres in
diameter and averages 0.5 metres high. (9)
SY 68049413. A bowl barrow located on the summit of Wood Hill. The barrow mound measures 20 metres in diameter and 0.6 metre high. Scheduled. (10)
A small mound, 12m across, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. This is the possible site of a Bronze Age barrow. {1}
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 16-MAR-81.
- --- SDO19451 Verbal communication: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Large Scale/Small Scale Map Reviser's comments. LS Rev (G Sibley 17.2.58).
- --- SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- --- SWX2300 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1977. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England Vol 2. 2.
- <1> SDO10901 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4085-6.
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1930.
- <2> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 73.
- <2> SWX2335 Map: DCM. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 Dorset Co Museum (Anon udt.).
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 02-DEC-54.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6804 9413 (30m by 29m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Charminster; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 028 042
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 453319
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 32 A
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Charminster 42
Record last edited
May 17 2024 11:50AM
