Monument record MDO8317 - Bowl barrow, Winfrith Newburgh

Potential site of a barrrow, listed in the NMR as shown on an early OS map. A mound is visible in the vicinity on aerial photographs which may be a barrow or spoil heap/pit associated with 19th century chalk extraction.

(SY 819829) Barrow shown. <1-2>

A barrow possibly existed at SY81938295 (OS 1811). (No trace on RAF APs CPE/UK 1821?2434-5). <3>

A mound is visible in the vicinity on aerial photographs <4> which may be the site of the barrow. It was digtally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1805-6, Ordnance Survey 2" Drawing 1805-6 (Map). SDO18237.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1811, Ordnance Survey Map 1 1811 (Map). SWX1626.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3, 460 (Monograph). SDO150.

‘Most of the seventeen barrows lie on heathland N. of the village, five forming the Black Knoll Group (AC). Another barrow possibly existed at 81938295 (O.S. 1811). Some on Winfrith Down, perhaps including (32), were excavated by Durden but cannot now be identified (Durden Catalogue, 9, no. 110; 21, nos. 50–54).’

<4> Ordnance Survey, 19-APR-1982, OS/82047 496-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13750.

<5> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455694 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 23 2023 2:38PM