Monument record MDO8376 - Bowl Barrow on St Aldhelm's Head, Worth Matravers
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Summary
A bowl barrow reported in 1970 to be around 41 feet in diameter with a mound about 5 feet high. In 1850 this barrow was excavated by Austen, who found seven or eight burials with finds including a bone pin, a green glass bead, Romano-British pottery and coins, and shale fragments. Interpreted as original burials in stone-lined cist, with later burials inserted into the mound.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Opened by J H Austen, primary and subsequent primary inhumations, mostly in disorder, 5 or 6 in all, one with bone pin, another with pottery vessel (perhaps a Bi beaker). A green glass (?) bead was also found at the level of the skeletons, Samian sherd and 5 AE3 coins near top.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <2> 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. 474.
- <3> SDO147 Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 266, 578.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 9633 7597 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NE |
| Civil Parish | Worth Matravers; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 028 034
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Worth Matravers 34
Record last edited
Sep 20 2018 4:31PM