Monument record MDO6323 - Bowl barrow, one of the Salisbury Plantation Group, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. One of a dispersed group of bowl barrows within and at the southern end of Salisbury Plantation. In 1975 this monument was reported as being about 45 feet in diameter with a mound about 1½ feet high. At that time, the monument was crossed by a track, and had suffered considerable damage from traffic. The monument is in woodland.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A bowl barrow, one of a dispersed group of 9 bowl barrows within and at the southern end of Salisbury Plantation. It was described by RCHME as a mound damaged by a track but measuring 45 feet in diameter and 1.5 feet high. <1-2>

NB this barrow was originally recorded as part of SU 01 NW 57.


<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), 102 (Monograph). SDO129.

'(75) Bowl (02841607), damaged by a track; diam. 45 ft., ht. 1½ ft.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1314526 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 146. [Mapped feature: #343568 ]
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 102.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1314526.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0284 1607 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 075
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 220
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 57J
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1314526
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Salisbury Plantation Group
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 75

Record last edited

Oct 27 2022 12:33PM

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