Monument record MDO8305 - Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, Winfrith Newburgh
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Summary
A bowl barrow on a small steep knoll. In 1970 this monument was reported as around 30 feet in diameter with a mound 2½ feet high, encircled by a ditch.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow with a ditch. No details given. <2>
This barrow has a diameter of 9.0 metres and a height of 0.7 metres. There is a ditch in the East and North-East quadrants only. It is 1.5 metres wide and 0.1 metres deep. A heather covered bowl barrow. <3>
SY 806875. Round barrows on Whitcombe Hill. <7>
A bowl barrow 9.0 metres in diameter and 0.7 metres high. Around the east and north-east there is a ditch 1.3 metres wide and 0.1 metres deep with an outer bank 1.5 metres wide and 0.2 metres high. There is no evidence that it ever continued around the north-west and west, and it abruptly ends at the hillslope on its southern quadrant. See ground photograph. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <8>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 25-SEP-52.
- <4> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 147.
- <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. 461.
- <6> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1976.
- <7> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 72.
- <8> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 06-APR-81.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455257.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8048 8752 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88NW |
| Civil Parish | Winfrith Newburgh; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 026 047
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 NW 1
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455257
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winfrith Newburgh 47
Record last edited
May 15 2023 5:05PM