Monument record MDO3133 - Bell barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin

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Summary

Bell, about 70ft. in diam and the height above the berm is 7ft. The berm is at most is 10ft. wide and the ditch up to 15ft. wide and 2ft. deep. There are three solution hollows in the ditch.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

National Record of the Historic Environment, 452318 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 466 (Monograph). SDO150.

<2> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 269 (Index). SDO12304.

Overall diameter 35.0m, ht. 4.0m, ditch 4.0m wide and 0.5m deep. Berm 3.0m wide on average. Heather covered. Erosion on the N side shows the composition of the mound to be gravel with a layer of dark peaty soil on top. The mound is heather covered and grass is confined to the bottom of the ditch. 1/2/B

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 Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document).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

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452318.
  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 466.
  • <2> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 269.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6237 8717 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 033
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 452318
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 20 K
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bronkham Hill Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 33

Record last edited

Mar 18 2024 1:42PM

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