Monument record MDO1959 - Bowl barrow, Piddletrenthide

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Summary

A bowl barrow on the parish boundary between Piddletrenthide and Cheselbourne. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 31 feet in diameter with a mound about 3½ feet high.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 221 (Monograph). SDO136.

'(62) Bowl (73140252), 285 yds. N.E. of (61), lies on the parish boundary with Cheselbourne and is partly overgrown; the ground falls steeply away on either side. Diam. 31 ft., ht. 3½ ft.'

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 221.

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Location

Grid reference ST 7314 0252 (point)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Cheselbourne; Dorset
Civil Parish Piddletrenthide; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 062
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 SW 32
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Piddletrenthide 62

Record last edited

Apr 6 2021 2:45PM

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