Monument record MDO3138 - Bowl barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin

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Summary

A Bronze Age bowl barrow, part of a larger linear cemetery extending along the South Dorset Ridgeway. Recorded by field investigators as an extant mound, and visible on aerial photographs.

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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.

‘(38) Bowl (?) (62568706) 20 yds. N. of (37). Diam. 18 ft., ht. 1 ft.’

<2> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 275 (Index). SDO12304.

Diameter 6.0m, ht. 0.2m. There are numerous large flints visible on this flat topped mound. Situated in grassland with occasional gorse bushes. 1/3/C

<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 Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document).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 275.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6256 8706 (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: 1 131 038
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 20 Q
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452318
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bronkham Hill Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 38

Record last edited

Mar 18 2024 1:44PM

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