Monument record MDO3057 - Bowl Barrow, in Cripton Wood, Winterborne Came

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Summary

A flat topped bowl barrow with no visible ditch.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

'D' SY 69818652. Unlocated by Grinsell and R.C.H.M. but described as still extant by O.S. field reviser. <1>

A group of four barrows in Cripton Wood. Scheduled. <3>

'D'. SY 69808652. Flat-topped bowl barrow, diameter 8.0m., height 0.4m. No visible ditch. 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. <4>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Large Scale/Small Scale Map Reviser's comments, 26.2.58 (Verbal communication). SDO19451.

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

(Centred at SY 69788652) Tumuli (NR)

<3> Department of the Environment, 1978, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2), 79 (Monograph). SWX1687.

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 11-JAN-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 552 (Index). SDO12304.

Flat topped bowl barrow. Diameter 8.0m, ht. 0.4m. No visible ditch. Overgrown and tree covered. 1/5/D

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 Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document).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

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452073 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Verbal communication: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Large Scale/Small Scale Map Reviser's comments. 26.2.58.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 79.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 11-JAN-80.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 552.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452073.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6980 8652 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Came; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 128 055
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 68 D
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452073

Record last edited

Feb 26 2024 1:57PM

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