Monument record MDO3261 - Bowl barrow in the Bronkham Hill group, Winterborne St Martin

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Summary

A flat topped flinty mound, almost certainly a bowl barrow.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SY 63078667. A flat-topped flinty mound almost certainly a bowl barrow, partly scrub-covered and crossed on its
south side by a parish boundary bank. Diameter 12.0m., height on uphill side 1.0m., on downhill side (north) 2.0m. There is no visible ditch. Discovered during field investigation. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. <1>


<1> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 22-FEB-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<2> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 290 (Index). SDO12304.

Measurements and description as above. Badger infested. A low rise situated in heathland. 1/5/D

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452548 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 22-FEB-80.
  • <2> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 290.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452548.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6307 8667 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 158
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 90
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452548

Record last edited

Jan 23 2025 12:52PM

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