Monument record MDO2206 - Round barrow on Castle Hill, Puddletown
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Summary
An oval mound identified as a possible round barrow. In 1970 the barrow was reported as being 35 feet in diameter and the mound 5 feet high.
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
SY 748924. A mound. Diameter 12 paces, height 5 ft. <1>
A small mound at the north end of an eminence, which is well suited for a barrow, but there is a local tradition of a castle and the possibility of a small keep mound cannot be ignored. The surface of the hill has been quarried & the bailey would have been destroyed. There is no literary evience for a castle having been here. (2)
SY 74779245. Situated on the top of CASTLE HILL is an old surface quarry, very overgrown. On the north side and at the very edge of the quarry is a mound 14.0m in diameter and 1.3m high, bowl barrow-like in appearance but most probably the result of quarrying (3)
SY 74809240. Barrow? 35ft diameter and 5ft high lies near the north end of Castle Hill. (4)
"Castle Hill, just S. of a Roman road (Margary 4e), but the significance of the name is not clear," (5)
Nothing is now visible here except an earth covered reservoir 15.0m. Square and 2.0m. In height.(6)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <2> SDO17382 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. RCHM Ms File (unpublished revision of Dorset 1).
- <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 SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various.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> SWX972 Monograph: Mills, A D. 1977. The place-names of Dorset, Part 1: the Isle of Purbeck, the hundreds of Rowbarrow, Hasler, Winfrith, Culliford Tree, Bere Regis, Barrow, Puddletown St George. 52. 384pp. 320.
- <6> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F2 JGB 07-NOV-80.
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455036.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7480 9240 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79SW |
| Civil Parish | Puddletown; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 094 036
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SW 28
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455036
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Puddletown 36
Record last edited
Nov 9 2023 10:35AM
