Monument record MDO8291 - Bowl barrow, Winfrith Newburgh
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Summary
A Bronze Age barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1970, it has since been levelled by ploughing.
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Full Description
A bowl barrow, no details given. <1>
A flinty but grass covered mound 15.0m. in diameter, and 0.7m.high. No sign of a berm or a ditch. It has been under the
plough, and there are no indications of excavation. No surface finds were made in the vicinity of this bowl barrow. <2>
SY 80378317. Bowl barrow, 42ft. diameter and 2ft. high. but ploughed. There is now no trace of a second mound (shown on OS 1" 1811) immediately to the north-north-east. <5>
A ploughed bowl barrow now 12m. in diameter and 0.2m. high; visible as a patch with lighter clay content and with little
extra flint. There is no similar soilmark or indication of a second mound to the N.N.E. Revised at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <6>
The probable site of a Bronze Age barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1970 <8>, it has since been plough-levelled and visible as a soil mark <9>. The small mound (15m across) was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 10-JUL-52.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 05-SEP-52.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 147.
- <4> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <5> 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. 460.
- <6> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F3 NJA 27-AUG-81.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO13748 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-FEB-1970. RAF 58/0254 0047-8.
- <9> SDO13248 Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2002. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455592.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8037 8317 (24m by 24m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88SW |
| Civil Parish | Winfrith Newburgh; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 026 032 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SW 14
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455592
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winfrith Newburgh 32
Record last edited
Jul 7 2023 3:30PM