Monument record MDO3388 - BIG WOOD BARROW GROUP
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Also visible on aerial photographs {1} {2} {3} as a cropmarked circular mound surrounded by an outer ditch, approximately 11 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.
Bowl barrow, 24ft. in diam and ploughed almost flat. {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> 24-1-2008, LIDAR D0089652 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11794.
<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 168 (Index). SDO12304.
No sign of this barrow now within managed woodland. 7/7/E
<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 Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document).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> SDO11794 Aerial Photograph: 24-1-2008. LIDAR D0089652.
- <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 168.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6083 8963 (16m by 20m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NW |
| Civil Parish | Winterbourne Steepleton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 133 041
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 5 K
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Big Wood Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 41
Record last edited
Jan 27 2025 1:56PM
