Monument record MDO3228 - Bowl Barrow, one of the Wireless Station Group, Winterborne St Martin

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Summary

Possible bowl, about 50ft. in diam and ploughed almost flat.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

'C'. Bowl barrow 50 feet in diameter, ploughed almost flat. <1> <4>

'C'. Ditchless bowl barrow 26.0 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high to the north. <2>

'C' and 'D'. No visible remains. Detail of 'C' deleted from 1:2500 M.S.D. <5>


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 152 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 09-SEP-60 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

('A' - SY 64778989; 'B' - SY 64788993; 'C' - SY 64828998) Tumuli (NR)

<4> 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.

<5> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 15-APR-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<6> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR (Index). SDO12304.

Visible as a circular chalk mark in a newly ploughed field. 7/7/E

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 Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document).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

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452256 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 152.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 09-SEP-60.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 470.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 15-APR-80.
  • <6> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452256.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6480 8998 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 128
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 3 C
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452256
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 128
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wireless Station Group

Record last edited

Feb 10 2024 8:18AM

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