Monument record MDO2063 - Barrow on Friar Waddon Hill, Portesham
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Full Description
A stony mound, almost flattened, diameter 10.0m., height 0.2m. {2}
One of several bowl barrows situated along the crest at the east end of Friar Waddon Hill. A food vessel 5 1/2 inches high, now in the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, may have come from one of these barrows, or those located further to the west (MDO2059 & MDO24592) {3}.
<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 450 (Monograph). SDO150.
‘(55) (64678542) 85 yds. E. of (54). Diam. 25 ft., ht. 2 ft.’
<2> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<3> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows (Monograph). SDO132.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> 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. 450.
- <2> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows.
- <4> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6467 8542 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Portesham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 055
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 68 452490
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Friar Waddon Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Portesham 55
Record last edited
Apr 15 2016 3:59PM
