Monument record MDO3219 - Bowl Barrow in the Wireless Station Group, Winterborne St Martin

Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a cropmark and earthwork on aerial photographs. It forms part of a wider group of round barrows running in an irregular east-west line on the crest of a ridge immediately south of the A35.

Cunnington's Ms refers to this barrow as just opposite the entrance gate to the Middleton property which must be at the lodges (SY 647904) according to Miss Middleton. The lodges are approximately 2 3/4 miles from Dorchester and the excavation probably applies to one of a group of barrows at this location, possibly 'A' - SY 64689032. <1>

A barrow close to the south side of the Bridport road and 1 3/4 miles (incorrect distance) from Dorchester was opened by Mr. Sivewright and Capt. Acland in 1896. A contracted inhumation was found in a grave, 5 1/2ft deep and much burnt soil and a stag's horn pick. In Dorset County Museum. <2>

Grinsell and RCHM also mention that the grave was "covered by a large flint cairn"; the latter authority also specifically associates the excavation to barrow 'A'- SY 64689032.

Six round barrows situated south of the Bridport road, about 2 1/2 miles from Dorchester; 'A' - (119) - SY 64689032. Bowl barrow, 59 ft diameter and 8 ft high according to RCHM. Listed by Grinsell as a bell barrow 63 ft diameter x 8 ft high with berm 13 ft wide and ditch 6 ins deep. Large cavity in top. <4> <7>

'A'. SY 64689032. Bowl barrow, diameter 21.0 metres, height 2.2 metres. There is no visible evidence of a berm or a ditch. Not ploughed; overgrown. 'A', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <8>

Site of a probable Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as a cropmark and earthwork on aerial photographs. It forms part of a wider group of round barrows running in an irregular east-west line on the crest of a ridge immediately south of the A35 (Roman road RR 4f). <12-14>

<1> Cunnington, E, 1915, Cunnington MSS (Unpublished document). SDO10110.

<1.1> Middleton, Miss, Oral: Miss Middleton, Bradford Peverell (Verbal communication). SDO19994.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1916, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1916, 43 No 23 (Capt E Acland) (Serial). SDO25.

<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 09-SEP-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<4> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 152, 155 (Monograph). SDO132.

<5> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(Centred SY 649903) Tumuli [NR] (twice)

<6> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 119 (Monograph). SDO150.

<7> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 470 (Monograph). SDO150.

<8> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 06-MAR-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<9> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 326 (Index). SDO12304.

Bowl barrow 21.0m diameter and 2.2m high. There is no visible evidence of a berm or ditch. Not ploughed but tree covered and overgrown. Damaged by basal ploughing and badgers. 1/3/C

<10> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1983, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1983, 141-142 (Serial). SDO83.

<11> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<12> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4071-73 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11140.

<13> 04-AUG-1995, NMR SY 6290/2 (15372/31) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11135.

<14> 22-JUN-1976, NMR SY 6490/1/18 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11147.

<15> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453768 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<16> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453826 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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