Monument record MDO3321 - Bowl barrow, Winterbourne Abbas
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Full Description
This bowl barrow is now under the plough. Its approximate diameter is 18.0m with a height of 0.4m. There is no visible ditch. <2>
SY 60109084. Ploughed bowl barrow, about 45ft diameter and 1.5ft high, near the summit of a spur on a slight south-west slope. <3-4>
SY 60099083. Bowl barrow, almost ploughed out. Diameter 14.0m, height 0.3m. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <5>
Site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. <6>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.
(SY 60109084) Tumulus (NR)
<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 30-DEC-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
<3> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 147 (Monograph). SDO132.
<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 464 (Monograph). SDO150.
'(50) Bowl (SY 69 SW; 60109084) near summit of spur on slight S.W. slope. Diam. about 45 ft., ht. 1½ ft. Ploughed. '
<5> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 10-APR-81 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<6> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 133 (Index). SDO12304.
Almost ploughed out and situated in a field which is regularly ploughed. This has reduced and spread the barrow. 1/6/E
<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<8> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.
<9> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4066-68 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11131.
<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453640 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 30-DEC-54.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 147.
- <4> 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. 464.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 10-APR-81.
- <6> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 133.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <9> SDO11131 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 4066-68.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453640.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6009 9083 (19m by 19m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 132 050
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 22
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453640
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Abbas 50
Record last edited
Nov 1 2024 1:27PM
