Monument record MDO32 - Barrow on Wears Hill, Abbotsbury
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
'B'. Bowl barrow; diameter 14 paces, height 3ft. <2>
Similar information. <3>
'A', 'B' and 'C'. Three grass covered bowl barrows with diameters from 12-15m and heights from 1.0 - 1.5m. Each has been encroached upon by the plough.
'B' has a slight central depression. 'C' alone has a vague unsurveyable ditch. <4>
'B' - SY 56948627. Abbotsbury 11. Bowl barrows listed, details as Authy 2 except that 'C' is given as 5ft high. <5>
SY 565863 - SY 569863. Group of four round barrows S of Gorwell Gate. Scheduled. <6>
A barrow is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs at SY5694886283. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project. <9>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.
('A' - SY 56918629; 'B' - SY 56958628; 'C' - SY 56998630) Tumuli (NR)
<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.
<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 11 (Monograph). SDO97.
'BARROWS, on or near the ridgeway running along Wears Hill and White Hill on the N. side of the parish, form three groups. ... The second group consists of three barrows with an outlier to the W. ... (c), bowl barrow, 40 yards E. of (b), is 39 ft. in diam. and 2½ ft. high and has been much disturbed; ...'
<4> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 24-MAR-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.
<5> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 85 (Monograph). SDO132.
<6> Department of the Environment, 1978, Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2), 59 (Monograph). SWX1687.
<7> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 40 (Index). SDO12304.
Affected by basal ploughing but remains uncultivated in a field of ley pasture. 1/3/C
<8> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<9> Royal Air Force, 22-JAN-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3286-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11626.
<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450362 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 11.
- <4> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 24-MAR-55.
- <5> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 85.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 59.
- <7> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 40.
- <8> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <9> SDO11626 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3286-7.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450362.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 5694 8628 (24m by 22m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58NE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 001 040 C
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 41
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 42 B
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450362
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Abbotsbury 40c
Record last edited
Nov 16 2023 3:16PM
