Monument record MDO2203 - Puddletown Forest: barrow

One of three barrows marked on the OS map in Puddletown Forest. Faint traces are visible as earthworks on LiDAR images taken in 2004. In 1972 this monument was reported as being around 31 feet in diameter with a mound about 2½ feet high.

Four barrows (32-35) lie in Puddletown Forest, along the top of a narrow E-W ridge; the first three are close together above 300 ft OD; (35) is further E at a slightly lower level. All have traces of ditches and are now planted with conifers. … 'B' - (33) Bowl (74409297), 20 yds S of (32). Diam 31 ft, ht 2 1/2 ft. <2-3>

'B' SY 74399297. Bowl barrow, diameter 10.5m., height 1.0m. Ditch 2.0m. wide and 0.1m. deep, visible on west and east sides.
All four barrows are in a forestry plantation, 'D' currently stripped of trees, but are in good condition. Re-surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. <4>

One of three barrows marked on the OS map in Puddletown Forest. Faint traces are visible as earthworks on LiDAR images taken in 2004. <5>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.

<2> Grinsell, L V, 1959, Dorset Barrows, 129 (Monograph). SDO132.

<3> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 230 (Monograph). SDO136.

<4> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 07-NOV-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<5> 10-MAR-2004, D0032745 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10725.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455024 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 16 2025 4:08PM