Monument record MDO298 - Bowl barrow, one of the West Hill Group, Bincombe
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
This barrow is 19 paces in diameter and 2.5 feet in height. On arable 1953. <2>
The West Hill Group of round barrows consist of: (D) Bowl (?) (70268464) 95 yds. NE of (C). Diameter 57ft, height 2ft. <3>
'D' - SY 70268464. Ploughed over. Diameter 19.0m approximately; height 0.8m. None of the barrows has a visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>
Bronze Age barrow, visible as a low earthworks on aerial photographs. One of a group of barrows on West Hill. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.<7>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1890 (Map). SWX1540.
(Centred SY 703846) Tumuli (NR) (eight shown)
<2> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 91 (Monograph). SDO132.
<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 440 (Monograph). SDO150.
<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 27-AUG-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.
<5> Papworth, M, 1983, The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey, SDR 614 (Index). SDO12304.
<6> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010 (Unpublished document). SDO12407.
<7> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3284-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11747.
<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454366 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1890.
- <2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 91.
- <3> 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. 440.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 27-AUG-80.
- <5> SDO12304 Index: Papworth, M. 1983. The South Dorset Ridgeway Project: condition and management survey. SDR 614.
- <6> SDO12407 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South Dorset Ridgeway Barrow Survey 2010.
- <7> SDO11747 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3284-5.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454366.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7026 8464 (27m by 25m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
| Civil Parish | Bincombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 010 065
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 25 D
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454366
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bincombe 65
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: West Hill Group
Record last edited
Dec 22 2023 12:25PM
