Monument record MDO3399 - Bowl barrow, one of the Rowden Barrow Group, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Group of round barrows: `A` Bowl barrow 19 feet diameter by 1 foot high. <2>
`A` SY 61688886. Site marked by a soil darkening. `B`, `D` and `F` re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. Detail of `A` deleted from MSD. <3>
Site of a possible Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of several barrows situated in this area (MDO3399-403) and probably associated with the Late Bronze Age settlement earthworks (MDO3411), within which they are interspersed.
Also visible as an earthwork and a cropmark on aerial photographs <5-6>, measuring approximately 8 metres in diameter. This site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.
(`A` - SY 61688886; `B` - SY 61688891) Tumuli (NR) `D` - SY 61648905; `F` - SY 61608904) Tumuli (NR)
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 473 (Monograph). SDO150.
<3> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 28-MAR-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<4> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 214 (Index). SDO12304.
Vague spread of lighter brown sandy loam soil with numerous small flints was supposed to be the ploughed-out site of this barrow. This soil mark was approx. 6.0m diameter. Situated in regularly ploughed field of ley pasture. 1/6/E
<5> Royal Air Force, 17-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3095-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11865.
<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<6> 21-4-1984, NMR OS/84038 359-60 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11807.
<7> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.
<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452348 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <2> 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. 473.
- <3> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 28-MAR-80.
- <4> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 214.
- <5> SDO11865 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 3095-6.
- <5> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <6> SDO11807 Aerial Photograph: 21-4-1984. NMR OS/84038 359-60.
- <7> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452348.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6168 8886 (13m by 22m) (3 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: 1 133 052
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 28 A
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452348
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Rowden Group
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterbourne Steepleton 52
Record last edited
Jan 17 2025 4:05PM
