Monument record MDO3230 - Bowl Barrow in the Wireless Station Group, Winterborne St Martin
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SY 65099000. A barrow, probably a ditched bowl, and possibly forming a double barrow with that described above. Both appear to be surrounded by the same hour-glass shaped ditch on vertical air photograph CPE/UK/1934: 5090. Ploughed almost flat. <1>
SY 65068999. A barrow, probably a ditched bowl, on a south-east slope. Ploughed almost flat. <3>
A. SY 65078998 diameter 12.0m., height 0.3m. Nothing survives of the surrounding ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Possible ditched bowl barrow roughly 23m diameter, ploughed almost flat. The site is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs <7> and was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 132 (Monograph). SDO132.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.
(SY 65078999) 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, 470 (Monograph). SDO150.
‘(130) Ditched bowl (?) (65068999) 310 yds. E.N.E. of (129) on S.E. slope below 400 ft. Ploughed almost flat.’
<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 22-SEP-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 339 (Index). SDO12304.
‘Diam 12.0m and ht 0.3m. May form a double bowl, with 347h. In ley pasture when visited. 1/5/D’
<6> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<7> National Monuments Record, 04-AUG-1995, NMR SY6589/5 (15372/27) (Aerial Photograph). SDO11772.
<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451840 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 132.
- <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. 470.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 22-SEP-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 339.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11772 Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 04-AUG-1995. NMR SY6589/5 (15372/27).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 451840.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6506 8998 (30m by 30m) (5 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: 1 131 130
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 1 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 451840
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne St Martin 130
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wireless Station Group
Record last edited
Jan 3 2024 9:07AM
