Monument record MDO6300 - Bowl barrow, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. The north-eastern edge of the mound has been ploughed away. In 1975 the monument was reported as being about 55 feet in diameter and 6 feet high. One of a group lying very close together in a northwest-southeast line beside the road from Edmondsham to Wimborne St Giles.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A Bronze Age bowl barrow, one of a group of four (see associated monuments [Note: ie MDO6298, MDO6299 & MDO6301]) lying very close together in a northwest-southeast line beside the road from Edmondsham to Wimborne St Giles. All four are covered with trees and undergrowth. It was described by RCHME as a mound circa 55 feet in diameter and 6 feet high, damaged by ploughing on the northeast side.


<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.

'(52) Bowl (04121228), pared away by ploughing on N.E.; diam. About 55 ft., ht. 6 ft.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1309520 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 146. [Mapped feature: #343545 ]
  • <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. 1309520.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0411 1228 (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: 3 026 052
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 140
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SW 26
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1309520
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 52

Record last edited

Nov 15 2022 10:48AM

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