Monument record MDO3198 - Bowl barrow south east of Four Barrow Hill Winterborne St Martin

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Summary

Bowl barrow visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Possible bowl, about 36ft. in diam and 1.5ft. high, has been ploughed. <3>

'A' SY 65678703. Bowl barrow, diameter 16.0m. Height 0.5m. Both barrows lie in arable: neither has a visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MS.D. <4>

Visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs <6>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 154 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(Centred at SY 65688704) 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, 469 (Monograph). SDO150.

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 21-MAY-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 361 (Index). SDO12304.

Diameter 16.0m and ht. 0.3m. A distinct area of darker soil and flints. Situated in a regularly cultivated field planted in kale. 1/5/D

<6> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3290-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11827.

<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451893 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 154.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 469.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 21-MAY-80.
  • <5> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 361.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3290-2.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451893.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6567 8703 (19m by 18m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 098
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 16 A
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451893
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 98

Record last edited

Oct 27 2023 11:19AM

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