Monument record MDO7012 - Culpepper's Dish, Affpuddle
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Summary
A natural swallow hole.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The pits on Southover Heath and Affpuddle Heath are referred to in Gents' Magazine, 1768, as Culpepper's or Hurepepper's Dish. <2>
Cull-pepper's Dish is a funnel-like depression on top of a ridge in a gravel area. It has an approximate upper diameter of 80.0 metres,11.0 metres at the bottom, and 15.0 metres deep. There are no traces of spoil heaps in the vicnity. See ground photograph. <3>
'Cull-pepper's Dish', a natural shallow hole. <4>
It is the largest of a number of round shallow depressions in the heath caused by faults in the tertiary strata. If the hollows were notable for herbs, the allusions are perhaps to Nicholas Culpeper, author of 'English Physician or the Herbal 1653'. <5>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX7265 Map: Crawford, O G S. Annotated record map 6 inch. 6 inch to 1 mile.
- <2.1> SDO19686 Serial: 1768. Gentleman's Magazine. 109-13.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 24-SEP-52.
- <4> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 1.
- <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. 290.
- <6> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. F52/72/8.
- <7> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OS52/F72/8.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456198.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8141 9255 (97m by 101m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
| Civil Parish | Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 001 069
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 8
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456198
Record last edited
Mar 24 2023 2:22PM