Monument record MDO4012 - Bowl barrow on the parish boundary between Ibberton and Winterborne Houghton

A bowl barrow 950m NNE of Bulbarrow Farm. The barrow is crossed by a double fence and hedge along which runs the parish boundary. The barrow has a mound of 20m in diameter and up to 1.5m high where it is well preserved between the fences.

ST 78640600. A grass covered mound, overall diameter 17.0m., and with a maximum height of 1.2m. The mound is crossed by a double fence along which runs the parish boundary. S.E. of the fence the mound is fairly well preserved but to the N.W. of the fence it has been ploughed down and averages 0.2m. high. There are vague traces of a ditch, but these are unsurveyable.

The mound is probably a bowl barrow; although a slight berm is visible on the SE, this may be the result of woodland clearance which has taken place on that side.

The position, on a straight and fairly level stretch of parish boundary does not seem to indicate a boundary mound. <1>

ST 787060. Round barrows [sic] N of Delcombe Wood, scheduled. <2>

<1> Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Field Investigators Comments, First OS Archaeology Field Investigator 18/08/1955 (Unpublished document). SDO16261.

<2> DOE, 1978, Scheduled Monument Notification DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 82, 65 (Scheduling record). SWX2134.

<3> English Heritage, English Heritage Schedule Entry, 01/08/1996 (Scheduling record). SDO17387.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 201744 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 10 2024 2:59PM