Monument record MDO3040 - Bell Barrow, in Cripton Wood, Winterborne Came
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'C' SY 69638657. Bell barrow on a slight east slope. Diameter 54ft., height 4ft, with a berm 12ft. Wide and a ditch 12ft. Wide and 1ft. Deep. <1> <3>
A group of four barrows in Cripton Wood. Scheduled. <4>
'C' SY 69628657. Barrow, with no real evidence of a berm. Diameter overall 31.5m., height 1.6m. Encircling ditch 4.5m. Wide and 0.5m. Deep. Central depression 10.0m. In diameter and 0.7m. Deep, from which excavation spill has created the false appearance of a berm. Probably a robbed bowl barrow, not a bell as stated by R.C.H.M. All the barrows are tree-and-scrub-covered but generally well-preserved.
'C' surveyed, and 'A', 'B', 'D' and 'E' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 149 (Monograph). SDO132.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.
(Centred at SY 69788652) Tumuli (NR)
<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 465 (Monograph). SDO150.
'Within Cripton Wood about 600 yds. E. of (35) are three barrows roughly in line (SY 68 NE). The westernmost is a bell. (38) Bell (69638657) on slight E. slope at W. end of wood. Diam. 54 ft., ht. 4½ ft., with berm 12 ft. wide and ditch 12 ft. wide and 1 ft. deep. '
<4> Department of the Environment, 1978, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2), 79 (Monograph). SWX1687.
<5> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 11-JAN-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<6> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 548 (Index). SDO12304.
Diameter overall 31.5m, ht. 1.6m. Encircling ditch 4.5m wide and 0.5m deep. Central depression 10.0m in diameter and 0.7m deep from which excavation material has created the false appearance of a berm. Probably a robbed bowl barrow. The encircling ditch is clear; possible traces of a bank outside it. In managed woodland. 1/2/C
<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452073 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 149.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> 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. 465.
- <4> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 79.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 11-JAN-80.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 548.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452073.
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Location
Grid reference | SY 6963 8657 (point) |
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Map sheet | SY68NE |
Civil Parish | Winterborne Came; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 128 038
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 68 C
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Came 38
Record last edited
Feb 26 2024 1:54PM