Monument record MDO1964 - Bowl barrow, Piddletrenthide

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Summary

A Bronze Age round barrow no longer visible as an earthwork.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

An irregular mound at the junction of field banks, approximately 3.5m in diameter and 0.5m in height. Tree
covered, unrecognisable as a barrow; probably best described as 'site of'. <3>

There are no traces of a barrow at the published site, which falls within a field at present under corn. 1:2500 MSD detail erased. <4<


<1> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 11-FEB-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1962 (Map). SWX1540.

(ST 68370013) Tumulus (NR) (site of) (NAT)

<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 221 (Monograph). SDO136.

'Barrow at 68360013 … now destroyed.'

<4> Phillips, A S, Various, Field Investigators Comments ASP, F2 ASP 15-JUL-77 (Unpublished document). SWX3817.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 199083 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 11-FEB-55.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1962.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 221.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. F2 ASP 15-JUL-77.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 199083.

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Location

Grid reference ST 6836 0013 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Piddletrenthide; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 067
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SE 55
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 199083

Record last edited

Nov 18 2022 1:08PM

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