Monument record MDO6304 - Bowl barrow north of Nine Yews, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A Bronze Age round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. In 1975 this monument was concealed by bushes against a modern hedge and was reported as being about twenty three metres in diameter and just over two metres high. It is damaged by ploughing.

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Full Description

(SU 04061412) Tumulus (NR). <2>

SU 04061411 A bowl barrow, under bushes against a modern hedge, has been damaged by ploughing; diameter 75 feet, height 7 1/2 feet. <3>


<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 146 (Monograph). SDO132.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 101 (Monograph). SDO129.

'(56) Bowl (04061411), under bushes against a modern hedge, has been damaged by ploughing: diam. 45 ft., ht. 7½ ft.'

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 213781 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 146.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 101.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213781.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0406 1411 (point)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 056
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 18
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213781
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 56

Record last edited

Nov 16 2022 9:22AM

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