Monument record MDO1947 - Bowl barrow, Piddletrenthide

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Summary

A bowl barrow reported as being around 36 feet in diameter, and very heavily ploughed, with the mound surviving as a very slight earthwork.

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An almost levelled bowl barrow. Diameter 12 paces, height 3 ins. (2) The site of this barrow is visible as an uneven 'bump' on the ground and is no longer recognisable as a barrow. Under grass. <3> (SY 73989878) Bowl barrow, 36ft diameter and 4 ins high, almost ploughed out, situated west of Hog Leaze in the south-east of an arable field. <5> Nothing visible, ploughed out. <6>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 30-NOV-54.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <5> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 221.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 07-NOV-80.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454685.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7308 9878 (point)
Map sheet SY79NW
Civil Parish Piddletrenthide; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 050
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NW 13
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454685
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Piddletrenthide 50

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Feb 24 2023 8:13PM

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