EDO486 - Double bowl barrow, part of the Sheep Down Barrow Group, Winterbourne Steepleton; excavation 1947
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6071 8904 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments
Date
1947
Description
A ditched double bowl barrow joined by slight bank and surrounded by an hour-glass shaped ditch 12 ft wide. Partially sectioned during excavation of the adjacent pond barrow, the ditch was just over 2 ft deep and probably dug before the pond barrow was constructed. Bronze Age sherds probably of bucket urn found on south west of the western mound.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651152.
- --- SDO50 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1951. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1950. 72. 88.
- --- 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. 472-473.
- --- SDO17142 Article in serial: Atkinson, R J C, Brailsford, J W, and Wakefield, H G. 1951. 'A Pond Barrow at Winterbourne Steepleton, Dorset'; Archaeological Journal 108.
Record last edited
Jun 21 2021 11:45AM
