Monument record MDO2294 - Mound, Puncknowle

'E' - SY 53808733 - Diameter 7 paces, height 1 ft, on arable land. <1>

No mention of barrow 'E'. <2>

"There has never been a barrow at the position indicated as barrow 'E', but many years ago, after the first World War, a dump was made in that area when the field was cleared of large ant-hills. This mound was visible until 1942 when the field was ploughed" <3.1>. There is no visible mound, or soil mark denoting the site of a barrow, and the clearance mound mentioned seems to have been mistaken for a barrow. <3>

National Record of the Historic Environment, 450517 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Grinsell, L V, 1935-54, Dorset Barrows 1935-54 Manuscript (Unpublished document). SWX1556.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West) (Monograph). SDO97.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 07-APR-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3.1> Trivett, A, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: Mr A Trivett Foreman Puncknowle Manor Estate (Verbal communication). SWX1639.

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Apr 13 2023 2:25PM