Monument record MDO2974 - Bowl barrow, one of the Culliford Tree Group, Whitcombe

SY 69918561. A probable pond barrow, situated on a gentle W slope, on the W fringe of Came Wood. The feature comprises, a low circular bank of regular profile, about 13.0m in diameter with a maximum height of 0.7m on the W (downhill side), dropping to 0.2m on the E (it fades in the SE quadrant), with a ragged central hole suggestive of ? excavation or small tree removal. Silting and modern disturbance of the central area now gives the overall appearance of a shallow platform. Located during field investigation. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <1>

Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey (Index). SDO12304.

‘Situated on Whitcombe side of Came Wood. Covered in managed woodland. 7/4/D.’

<1> Stone, J W, Field Investigators Comments JWS, F1 JWS 13-MAR-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11902.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452223 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Nov 25 2024 1:21PM