Monument record MDO5957 - Bowl barrow on Blagdon Hill, Pentridge
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Summary
A round barrow of a type known as a bowl barrow. One of a pair located side by side, just south of Bokerley Dyke and immediately adjacent to Grim's Ditch. It was described by RCHME as a well-preserved mound 58 feet in diameter and 6 feet high, surrounded by a ditch 12 feet wide and 1.5 feet deep. Both of the barrows had been dug into in the past. It seems quite likely that they are to be identified with two barrows excavated by Hoare and Cunnington in the early 19th century. This identification is by no means certain, but this pair seem the most plausible candidates among the known barrows. If the identification is correct, this barrow, the larger of the pair, proved to contain "two skeletons, and several instruments of iron, viz. a lance-head, two knives, and an article of bone". These would appear to represent interments of Saxon date, probably dating from the late 5th to early 8th century. They may be the primary interments, but it is more likely that they represent secondary, intrusive interments, in an earlier, Bronze Age barrow.
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Sources/Archives (10)
- <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> SWX4310 Bibliographic reference: Meaney, A L. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon burial sites. 81.
- <4> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 57.
- <5> SDO18077 Monograph: Colt Hoare, Sir Richard. 1975. The ancient history of Wiltshire. 234-5.
- <6> SWX800 Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1990. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke. 127 pp. 35-8.
- <7> SDO17468 Scheduling record: Historic England. Scheduled Monument Notification. 07/08/1996.
- <8> SDO17464 Unpublished document: Cherryson, A K. 2006. Gazetteer of Early Medieval Sites. 33.
- <9> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SU 01 NE 27.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213422.
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0537 1811 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NE |
| Civil Parish | Pentridge; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 017 033
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NE 27
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213422
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Pentridge 33
Record last edited
Dec 15 2022 9:01AM
