Monument record MDO3052 - Bowl Barrow, in Down Wood, Winterborne Came

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Summary

A flat topped barrow.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SY 68858621 A flat topped bowl barrow situated on a gentle E slope in Down Wood. Diameter 11.5m, height up to 0.4m, there is no visible ditch. Ground to each side of the mound appears disturbed. Located during field investigation. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <1>


<1> Stone, J W, Field Investigators Comments JWS, F1 JWS 12-FEB-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11902.

<2> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 504 (Index). SDO12304.

A flat topped bowl barrow situated on a gentle E slope in Down Wood. Diameter 11.5m ht. up to 0.4m. There is no visible ditch. Ground to each side of the barrow appears to be disturbed. Tree covered: sycamore and beech. 1/4/C

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452217 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Stone, J W. Field Investigators Comments JWS. F1 JWS 12-FEB-80.
  • <2> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 504.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452217.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6885 8621 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Came; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 128 050
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 118
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452217

Record last edited

Jun 29 2023 3:40PM

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