Monument record MDO3107 - Barrow, Winterborne Monkton

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Summary

Ring ditch on aerial photograph. Probable Bronze Age barrow 21m in diameter visible as a crop mark ring ditch with a central mound on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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Full Description

SY 67058916 Bowl barrow Ring-ditch, 20 paces in diameter, visible on air photograph. (Not visible on RAF air photographs CPE UK2431/3259-60 of 20 1 48). <1>

Probable Bronze Age barrow 21m in diameter visible as a crop mark ring ditch with a central mound on aerial photographs <2>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 434 (Index). SDO12304.

'No visible trace in ley pasture. 7/7/E.'

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1982, Dorset Barrows Supplement, 55 (Monograph). SWX1703.

<1.1> Boyden, J R, Flight 102 2/11 J Boyden (Aerial Photograph). SDO20246.

<2> National Monuments Record, 15-FEB-2005, NMR SY6789/90 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11746.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452240 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 434.
  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 55.
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: Boyden, J R. Flight 102 2/11 J Boyden.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 15-FEB-2005. NMR SY6789/90.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452240.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6704 8917 (26m by 27m) (5 map features)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne Monkton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 130 015
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 127
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452240

Record last edited

Oct 30 2024 11:28AM

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