Historic England research records

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 451989
Hob Uid: 451989
Location : Dorset Winterborne Herringston, Winterborne Monkton
Grid Ref : SY6847088420
Summary : A bowl barrow located on an east-west ridge, and lsited by Grinsell as Winterborne Herringston 1a and by RCHME as Winterborne Herringston 5. Formerly described by RCHME as a mound 38 feet in diameter and 5.5 feet high, slightly flattened on the top and crossed by the boundary with the former parish of Fordington. In 1980 the Ordnance Survey recorded it as a mound 11 metres in diameter, 1.6 metres high and with no visible surrounding ditch. The other two barrows formerly described as part of this record have been recorded separately (see SY 68 NE 176-7).
More information : (SY 68548844) Herringston Barrow (NR) (SY 68478842) Tumulus (NR) (1) 'A' Bowl Barrow (SY 68498843) on W-E ridge above 300 ft. Diam. 38 ft., ht. 5 1/2 ft. Slightly flattened on top and crossed by boundary with former parish of Fordington. 'B' Herringston Barrow, bowl barrow (SY 68548844) Diam about 77 ft., Ht. 6 ft. Much damaged, and crossed by same boundary as the above. Opened in 1880 by Cunnington who found a primary (?) contracted inhumation under a cairn, in which was possibly a cremation with part of a flint or stone axe. (2-3) 'A' SY 68478842. Bowl barrow, diameter 11.0m, height 1.6m No visible ditch. 'B' SY 68548844.An elongated mound known as Herringston Barrow, impossible to equate with the RCHM description but so mutilated and spread that it is difficult to determine its function and precise limits. It is 66.0m long and 15.0m wide at its maximum, and height 1.5m; a boundary bank runs along its long axis (approximately E-W). It may be the remnants of a severely mutilated long barrow. 'C' SY 68538842. A ploughed down mound in arable - a probable bowl barrow. Diameter 20.0m approximately, height 0.8m. 'A' and 'C' re-surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD. 'B' surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.(4)

Sources :

Source Number : 1
Source :
Source details : O S 6" 1963
Page(s) :
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Source Number : 2
Source :
Source details :
Page(s) : 465
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Source Number : 3
Source :
Source details :
Page(s) : 149
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Source Number : 4
Source :
Source details : F1 JGB 11-JUN-80
Page(s) :
Figs. :
Plates :
Vol(s) :

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

Components and Objects:

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DO 419a
External Cross Reference Notes :

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Dorset)
External Cross Reference Number : 6
External Cross Reference Notes :

External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SY 68 NE 44
External Cross Reference Notes :

Related Warden Records :

Associated Monuments :
Relationship type : General association

Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1880-01-01
End Date : 1880-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1980-06-11
End Date : 1980-06-11

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 451989