Monument record MDO1969 - Possible barrow, Piddletrenthide
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Summary
A mound identified as a barrow on Ordnance Survey maps.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
SY 68849988. A ditchless and slightly elongated grass-covered mound, 10.5m diameter in the north east - south west direction and 8.5m diameter in the north west - south east direction with a height of 0.7m on the north east and 1.5m on the south west. The mound, which has a slight hollow in the centre, appears to be a bowl barrow. <1>
An oval mound (SY 68849990) 40ft long south west - north east, and 23ft wide, with a flat top 8ft by 6ft indented by a swallow hole is about 4 1/2ft high above the surface of the 'Celtic' field (see SY 69 NE 3) whose north west bank skirts it. The mound is unlike any usual barrow or `pillow-mound' and there is no sign of ploughing immediately beside it. <2>
SY 68849989: ploughing has reduced this feature to a mound, 16.0m by 10.6m, and 0.2m high, discernible only on its south and west sides. Revised at 1-2500 on MSD. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 11-FEB-55.
- <2> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 325.
- <3> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1975.
- <4> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 08-JAN-81.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452832.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6885 9990 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Piddletrenthide; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 072
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 4
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452832
Record last edited
Oct 27 2023 4:28PM