Monument record MDO5950 - Bowl barrow, Pentridge
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Summary
A bowl barrow formerly extant as an earthwork but since levelled by ploughing. Listed by RCHME as Pentridge 26 and by Grinsell as Pentridge 8, it was described by RCHME as a mound damaged by ploughing but formerly measured at circa 45 feet in diameter and 4.5 feet high. Subsequently, RCHME (in Bowen 1990; 1991) noted the appearance on air photographs of an oval cropmark orientated roughly northwest-southeast, and a maximum of 45 metres across, with a pit visible at each end. Located circa 80 metres north of the Dorset Cursus (Linear 41), this is one of a dispersed group of barrows in and around the modern village of Pentridge.
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Full Description
Bowl barrow on a low ridge just north west of Pentridge village; much damaged by ploughing. Former diameter 45 ft, height 4 1/2 ft. <3>
SU 03091797. 82m NW of the Dorset Cursus. Ploughed-out oval, 45m maximum dimension, on a NW-SE axis, with a pit at each end; a grey 'halo' around it may relate to spread from the original core of the barrow rather than a ditch. <4>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 123.
- <2> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <3> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 57.
- <4> SWX800 Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp.
- <4.1> SDO18031 Aerial Photograph: British Gas Corporation. BGC VAP 9475.
- <5> SDO14864 Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 8.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213550.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0309 1797 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NW |
| Civil Parish | Pentridge; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 017 026
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 49
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213550
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Pentridge 26
Record last edited
Jun 8 2022 4:24PM
