Monument record MDO3289 - Winterbourne Poor Lot: bowl barrow

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Summary

Possible bowl, about 38ft. in diam and 6ins. high. Until recent ploughing it appeared as a slight circular bank.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 463 (Monograph). SDO150.

'‘Poor Lot Group … Barrows (14-21) form a short line running roughly N.-S. across the axis of the N. alignment… (18) Bowl (?) (58949072) 35 yds. N. of (17). Diam. about 38 ft., ht. 6 ins.; until recent ploughing appearing as slight circular bank, probably due to unrecorded excavation.'

<2> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 81 (Index). SDO12304.

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 Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document).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

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 463.
  • <2> Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 81.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference SY 5894 9072 (point)
Map sheet SY59SE
Civil Parish Winterbourne Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 132 018
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poor Lot Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Abbas 18

Record last edited

Jul 29 2019 10:04AM

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