Monument record MDO1980 - Ring ditch, Piddletrenthide

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Summary

An aerial photograph taken by John Boyden in 1973 shows a cropmark of a ring ditch. The site is also visible on aerial photographs taken in 2022 and was recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project. It is potentially the site of a round barrow or possibly associated with an immedietaly adjacent post medieval chalk pit.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SY 7249896. Crop-mark of ring-ditch. <1>

Nothing visible on the ground. <2>

The site is also visible on aerial photographs taken in 2022 and was recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project. It is potentially the site of a round barrow or possibly associated with an immedietaly adjacent post medieval chalk pit. <4>


<1> Boyden, J R, 11-MAR-1973, JRB Flight 65 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20007.

<2> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 03-NOV-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454779 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<4> Google Earth, 01/01/2022, Google Earth 2022 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18611.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Boyden, J R. 11-MAR-1973. JRB Flight 65.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 03-NOV-80.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454779.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01/01/2022. Google Earth 2022.

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Location

Grid reference SY 7242 9896 (point)
Map sheet SY79NW
Civil Parish Piddletrenthide; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 082
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NW 35
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454779

Record last edited

Oct 21 2024 7:23PM

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