Monument record MDO30 - Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury
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A bowl barrow, diameter 13 paces, height 4ft. <2>
Similar information. <3>
A grass covered, ditchless bowl barrow much burrowed by rabbits. Diameter 12.0m, height 1.5m. <4>
SY 56618624. Abbotsbury 9. Bowl barrow listed, details as Authy 2. <5>
SY 565863 - SY 569863. Group of four round barrows S of Gorwell Gate. <6>
A barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at SY56608623, it was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. <9>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.
(SY 56618624) Tumulus (NR)
<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.
<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 11 (Monograph). SDO97.
'BARROWS, on or near the ridgeway running along Wears Hill and White Hill on the N. side of the parish, form three groups. ... The second group consists of three barrows with an outlier to the W. The outlier (a), bowl barrow, 1,020 yards E. of Abbotsbury Castle, is 42 ft in diam. and 4½ ft. high and has been disturbed in the middle; ...'
<4> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 24-MAR-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.
<5> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 85 (Monograph). SDO132.
<6> Department of the Environment, 1978, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2), 59 (Monograph). SWX1687.
<7> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 37 (Index). SDO12304.
Badly eroded by cattle and infested by badgers. Diameter 12.0m x 1.5m high. Mound in permanent pasture (seems to be unploughed). Field ploughed. 1/4/D
<8> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<9> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3286-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11626.
<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450359 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 11.
- <4> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 24-MAR-55.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 59.
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 37.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO11626 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3286-7.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450359.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5660 8623 (28m by 27m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 040 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 450359
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 41
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 42
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Abbotsbury 40a
Record last edited
Sep 6 2023 4:25PM
