Monument record MDO3049 - Bowl Barrow north-west of Cripton Barn, Winterborne Came

Barrow ploughed almost flat. Visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs, appearing as a possible disc barrow. It is part of a wider linear barrow cemetery.

'B' Bowl barrow (SY 70128685) 75 yds S of 'A' Diameter 75ft. Ploughed almost flat. <3>

The barrows are generally as described <3> and remain under plough. The diameters are; 'A' - 22.0m, 'B' - 16.0m, and 'C' (at SY 70158687) 20.0m. Published surveys of 'A' and 'B' (1:2500) revised. <4>

Barrow ploughed almost flat. Visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs, appearing as a possible disc barrow. It is part of a wider linear barrow cemetery. <7>

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 172 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(Centred at SY 70148687) 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.

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 12-NOV-79 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 555 (Index). SDO12304.

Diameter 16.0m, 0.2m high. Ploughed down and planted with kale. Presents an even profile. 7/6/E

<6> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<7> 05-MAR-1969, NMR SY 7086/2 (74/8) (Aerial Photograph). SDO10838.

<8> 04-AUG-1995, NMR SY 7086/14-15 (15344/48-49) (Aerial Photograph). SDO10837.

<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454012 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Nov 22 2023 2:24PM