Monument record MDO2207 - Round barrow, Puddletown

A mound identified as a possible round barrow, or possibly a surviving remnant of a prehistoric field system. In 1970 the mound was reported as being 60 feet in diameter and two feet high.

'A' - (37) - SY 70429489. Barrow?, 60ft diameter and 2ft high lying at the angle of a 'Celtic' field, is perhaps no more than the remains of a lynchet corner.

'A' Not located:- ploughed out. <2>

Barrow `A' no longer visible on the ground. Not recommended for scheduling. <3>

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 231 (Monograph). SDO136.

'(37) Barrow ? (70429489), lying at the angle of a 'Celtic' field, is perhaps no more than the remains of a lynchet corner. Diam. 60 ft., ht. 2 ft.'

<2> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F1 JGB 07-NOV-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<3> English Heritage, English Heritage Alternative Action Report, MPPA, 13-Apr-1999 (Scheduling record). SDO18279.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455070 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Oct 27 2023 3:18PM