Monument record MDO4579 - Round barrow west of Mudros Road, Blandford Camp, Pimperne

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Summary

A Bronze Age round barrow shown as a tumulus on the Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 6 inch map, but later levelled during construction of a sports pitch. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water. The barrow is visible as a sub-circular earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs and on Environment Agency lidar imagery and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.

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(ST 91370870) Tumulus (NR). <1> ST 91370870. Round barrow, now levelled. <3> The barrow is visible as a sub-circular earthwork approximately 19m in diameter on 1940s aerial photographs [5]. A mound and a 2.5m wide outer ditch are also visible on Environment Agency lidar imagery, perhaps indicating some level of survival [6]. The feature was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM Project.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. OS 6" 1938.
  • <2> Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. p125.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 55.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209355.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 23-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1944 RP 3318.
  • <6> Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9137 0870 (point)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Pimperne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 043 030
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 27
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209355
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Pimperne 30

Record last edited

Oct 4 2023 2:10PM

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