Monument record MDO6314 - Bowl barrow near Drive Plantation, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. One of a scattered group located in Drive Plantation, immediately south of the Dorset Cursus. In 1975 this monument was reported as being about 65 feet in diameter and much reduced by ploughing, with a mound less than one foot high.

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Full Description

A bowl barrow, one of a scattered group located in Drive Plantation, immediately south of the Dorset Cursus (Linear 41). It was described by RCHME as a mound 65 feet in diameter and less than 1 foot high. NB this barrow was originally described as part of SU 01 NW 73. <1-2>


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

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 101 (Monograph). SDO129.

'(66) Bowl (01291521), in arable immediately S. of Drive Plantation; diam. 65 ft., ht. under 1 ft.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1314718 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 146. [Mapped feature: #343559 ]
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 101.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1314718.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0129 1521 (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: 3 026 066
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 236
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 73D
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1314718
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 66

Record last edited

Oct 26 2022 1:30PM

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