Monument record MDO1946 - Bowl barrow on College Down, Piddletrenthide
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A bowl barrow. Diameter 12 paces, height 1ft 6ins. <2>
A grass covered bowl barrow, with no visible ditch. Diameter of mound 13.0m; height 0.5m. <3>
SY 6874991. Bowl barrow, much ploughed, 30ft diameter and 1ft high on College Down. <4>
SY 68739910: ploughed down barrow, 14.2m in diameter and 0.2m high. Revised at 1:2500 on MSD. <5>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.
(SY 68749910) Tumulus (NR)
<2> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.
<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 07-DEC-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.
<4> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 221 (Monograph). SDO136.
(49) Bowl (68749911), on College Down on the N. side of a ridge, over 600 ft. above O.D., is much ploughed. Diam. 30 ft., ht. 1 ft.
<5> Attrill, N J, Field Investigators Comments NJA, F3 NJA 08-JAN-81 (Unpublished document). SDO14743.
<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452929 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX1556 Unpublished document: Grinsell, L V. 1935-54. Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript.
- <3> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 07-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. 221.
- <5> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F3 NJA 08-JAN-81.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452929.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6874 9911 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Piddletrenthide; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 049
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 NE 27
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452929
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Piddletrenthide 49
Record last edited
Aug 22 2023 4:32PM
