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Monument Number 451937
Hob Uid: 451937
Location : Dorset Winterborne St. Martin
Grid Ref : SY6661088430
Summary : Bronze Age bowl barrow (Winterborne St Martin 141) located within the area enclosed by Maiden Castle hillfort (SY 68 NE 7), towards the western end of its interior. It is still extant as an earthwork 20 metres in diameter and 0.7 metres high. It has a central depression indicative of early excavation, but no record of any such activity survives. However, it has been suggested by Mortimer Wheeler that the barrow (SY 68 NE 105) which Cunnington claimed to have excavated at "the East end" of Maiden Castle was in fact this one.
More information : (SY 66628843) Tumulus (NR) (1) Bowl barrow inside Maiden Castle; 48 feet diameter by 1 foot high. Hollowed on top. (Possibly excavated by Cunnington in 1865. See SY 68 NE 105).(2-3) SY 66618843. Bowl barrow under permanent pasture. Diameter 20.0m., height 0.7m. No visible ditch. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (4) The monument was surveyed as part of the Maiden Castle project during 1984-1985, for further information see archive collection (5).

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Source details : RCHME Field Investigation 1984-1985 MC Corney DS McOmish C Dunn M Bowden
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
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Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DO 1A
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 22959
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SY 68 NE 28
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1980-05-21
End Date : 1980-05-21

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1984-01-01
End Date : 1985-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 451937