Monument record MDO281 - Bowl barrow, one of the Bincombe Hill Group, Bincombe
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This barrow was 24 paces in diameter and 1.5 feet in height. <1>
Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill: (E) Bowl (69168465) 280 yds. east of (D) on slight slope to north east below 500 ft. contour. Ploughed almost flat.
Warne's No 43 was probably the largest mound of the triple barrow 'A' and hit No 6 was almost certainly one of the others near it. <2>
'E' SY 69158465. Bowl barrow, now in grass but ploughed down. Diameter 21.0m, height 0.4m. No visible ditch. <4>
This group of barrows is probably part of those excavated by the Rev J J Smith in 1842. <6>
The site of a Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as low earthworks on LiDAR imagery. <8> The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
<1> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 91 (Monograph). SDO132.
<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 439 (Monograph). SDO150.
‘(48) Bowl (69168465) 280 yds. E. of (47) on slight slope to N.E. below 500 ft. contour. Ploughed almost flat.’
<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1978 (Map). SDO17396.
(Centred SY 690845) Tumuli [NR]
<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 04-JUL-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 513 (Index). SDO12304.
Diameter 21.0m, ht. 0.4m. No visible ditch. Ploughed over in ley pasture. Presents an even profile. Constructed of flint and chalk.
1/5/D
<6> Fitzgerald, R J, RCHME Fieldworker's Comments RJF, R1 RJF 08-OCT-1991 (Unpublished document). SWX2638.
<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<8> 2006, LiDAR D0059947 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11966.
<9> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452697 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 91.
- <2> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 439.
- <3> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1978.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 04-JUL-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 513.
- <6> SWX2638 Unpublished document: Fitzgerald, R J. RCHME Fieldworker's Comments RJF. R1 RJF 08-OCT-1991.
- <7> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <8> SDO11966 Aerial Photograph: 2006. LiDAR D0059947.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452697.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6915 8465 (38m by 35m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68SE |
| Civil Parish | Bincombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 010 048
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 SE 34 E
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452697
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 48
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe Hill Group
Record last edited
Jan 16 2025 6:35PM
