Monument record MDO6313 - Bowl barrow in The Warren, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. In 1975 this monument was reported as being about 90 feet in diameter with a mound about 9½ feet high. The monument is in woodland.

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Full Description

(SU 01641522) Tumulus (NR). <2>

SU 01641522 Bowl barrow among trees in The Warren; diameter 90 ft; height 9 1/2 ft. <3>

A bowl barrow located among trees in The Warren. It was described by RCHME as a mound 90 feet in diameter and 9.5 feet high. <1, 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.

'(65) Bowl (01641522), among trees in The Warren; diam. 90 ft., ht. 9½ ft.'

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 213595 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 146. [Mapped feature: #343558 ]
  • <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. 213595.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0164 1522 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 065
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 74
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213595
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 65

Record last edited

Oct 26 2022 10:11AM

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