Monument record MDO3151 - Bowl barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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Four round barrows: 'B'. Bowl at head of steep drop to North, 85 yds. East of 'A', Irregular, with diam about 22 ft, and ht 2 ft. <1> <3>
'B'. SY 63248664. Grass-and gorse-covered bowl barrow; diameter 7.5m., height 0.9m. No visible ditch. 'A' and 'B' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs <7> measuring approximately 15 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 127, 155 (Monograph). SDO132.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.
('A' - SY 63168665; 'B' - SY 63248664) Tumuli (NR)
<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 467 (Monograph). SDO150.
‘(51) Bowl (63258665; Fig. p. 507) at head of steep drop to N., 85 yds. E. of (50). Irregular, with diam. about 22 ft., and ht. 2 ft.’
<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 22-FEB-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 292 (Index). SDO12304.
Diameter 7.5m and ht. 0.9m. A deep excavation on the SE side of the mound. Situated in heathland next to a working area with two storage tanks. 1/2/B
<6> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<7> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11893.
<8> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.
<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452476 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 127, 155.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 467.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 22-FEB-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 292.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11893 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452476.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SY 6324 8664 (23m by 24m) (3 map features) |
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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: 1 131 051
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 64 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452476
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bronkham Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 51
Record last edited
Jan 9 2024 4:58PM