Monument record MDO2198 - Bowl barrow in Puddletown Forest, Puddletown
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Summary
Bronze Age bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 95 feet in diameter with a mound 7½ feet high, and traces of a ditch around it.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
One of two bowl barrows with ditches;
`A' - diameter 26 paces, height 7 ft. <2>
One of two bowl barrows planted with firs.
`A' - Diameter 30m height 3.1m surrounded by a ditch 3.0m wide, 0.3m deep and with a central excavation 6.0m diameter, 1.0m deep. <3>
Situated in Puddletown forest on top of a natural knoll. Shallow holes have been dug into the top of the mound and it has been much disturbed by rabbits. 95ft. In diam and 7.5ft. Tall with traces of a ditch.
`A' (28) - SY 73769176. Bowl barrow, 95ft diameter and 7.5ft high with traces of a ditch, has been dug into on the top, and also much disturbed by rabbits. <4>
`A' - SY 73769175: Two bowl barrows in undergrowth, diameter 30.0m, height 2.7m, which has a depression 8.0m. Diameter in centre. Ditch 3.0m wide and 0.2m deep visible on south quadrant only, the rest now merely a terrace. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D <5>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO10754 Aerial Photograph: 15-SEP-1979. NMR OS/79123 254-5.
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 06-DEC-54.
- <4> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 231.
- <5> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 7-NOV-80.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1044796.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 7376 9175 (55m by 52m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SW |
| Civil Parish | Puddletown; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 094 028
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 1044796
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SW 25
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Puddletown 28
Record last edited
Nov 9 2023 10:01AM
