Monument record MDO3381 - Bowl barrow, one of the Big Wood Barrow Group, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Full Description
Also visible on aerial photographs {1} {2} {3} as a cropmarked circular mound surrounded by an outer ditch, approximately 17 metres in diameter. It is part of a linear Bronze Age barrow cemetery running northeast-south west along the edge of Big Wood. It was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Ditched bowl barrow, 42ft. in diam and 2ft. high, with a ditch about 60ft. in diam. {4}
<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11791.
<2> Royal Air Force, 09-MAR-1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3067-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11792.
<3> 21-4-1984, NMR OS/84037 304-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11793.
<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 472 (Monograph). SDO150.
<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 159 (Index). SDO12304.
Ploughed chalk mound surrounded by light brown ring of soil. Mound about 12.0m across and 0.2m high. 1/5/D
<6> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO11791 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
- <2> SDO11792 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 09-MAR-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2475 3067-9.
- <3> SDO11793 Aerial Photograph: 21-4-1984. NMR OS/84037 304-5.
- <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. 472.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 159.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6054 8944 (23m by 23m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 133 034
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 5 B
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Big Wood Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 34
Record last edited
Feb 15 2024 10:23AM
