Monument record MDO3159 - Bowl barrow in the Ridge Hill group, Winterborne St Martin
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(Centred SY 643867) Three round barrows - 'C'. Ditched bowl barrow 38 feet in diameter by 3 feet high. Ditch 10 feet wide. Ploughed. <1> <2>
'C' SY 64378674. Bowl barrow, diameter 14.0m., height 0.9m. No visible ditch now. Ploughed. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Site of a Bronze Age barrow, one of a group of three barrows (MDO357-59) and part of a larger barrow cemetery extending along the Dorset Ridgeway.
Also visible as circular earthwork mound on aerial photographs <6-8>, measuring approximately 11.5 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 155 (Monograph). SDO132.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.
('A' - SY 64228673; 'B' - SY 64288674; 'C' - SY 64378673) 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.
<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 07-MAY-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 377 (Index). SDO12304.
Diameter 14.0m and ht. 0.9m. Ploughed in a field of ley pasture. 1/3/C
<6> Royal Air Force, 22-1-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11932.
<7> Royal Air Force, 17-1-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11906.
<8> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11893.
<9> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452433 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 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 SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various.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 07-MAY-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 377.
- <6> SDO11932 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-1-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3295-6.
- <7> SDO11906 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-1-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 1063-5.
- <8> SDO11893 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3293-5.
- <9> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452433.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6437 8674 (16m by 15m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| 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: 1 131 059
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 051 C
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452433
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Ridge Hill Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 59
Record last edited
Oct 26 2023 11:12AM
