Monument record MDO3431 - Round barrow, Big Wood, Winterbourne Steepleton
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Full Description
SY 6115 8958. A chalk mound, ploughed in arable land, may be the remains of a Bronze Age bowl barrow. <1>
A Bronze Age barrow, approximately 25 metres in diameter, visible as a cropmarked ring ditch on aerial photographs <2>. 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.
<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1983, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1983, 141 (Serial). SDO83.
<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11791.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 868663 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO83 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1983. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1983. 105. 141.
- <2> SDO11791 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4279-81.
- <3> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868663.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6115 8958 (40m by 40m) (4 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: 1 133 084
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 113
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868663
Record last edited
May 17 2023 4:08PM
