Monument record MDO1995 - Enclosure, Piddletrenthide
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Summary
A circular earthwork at first thought possibly to be a round barrow, is now interpreted as an enclosure of Iron Age/Romano British date and may be associated with a Iron Age/Romano British field system.
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Full Description
A near-circular almost destroyed earthwork situated on top of a spur. It is broken, or open, at the southeast where a slight curving scarp crosses the enclosure. There is a shallow circular depression west of centre. Faint traces of fields around suggest that the earthwork was avoided as if comtemporary or earlier. <1>
Possibly a hut-circle, not a tumulus. <3>
A probable IA/RB homestead situated on a gently east-facing pasture slope, within an IA/RB field system (ST 60 SE 64) with which it may be associated. The earthwork much reduced and spread by the plough is oval in plan and measures, overall, 44.0m NNE-SSW by an estimated 40.0m transversely, 25.0m of the east side having been ploughed-out. The work comprises an earthen bank, 7.0m wide, 0.3m high with an outer ditch, 5.0m wide, 0.3m deep. A depression (? hut site) against the west side of the interior is 7.0m in diameter, 0.3m deep. The entrance was probably to the east.
Published 1:2500 survey revised. <4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 124.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1962.
- <3> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 326.
- <4> SWX3817 Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. F1 ASP 15-JUL-77.
- <5> SDO17384 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/096 RCHME Inventory: Dorset III (Central).
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 199072.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 6843 0133 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST60SE |
| Civil Parish | Piddletrenthide; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 096
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SE 52
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 199072
Record last edited
Nov 23 2022 5:12PM