Monument record MDO31308 - Bronze Age round barrow, Clouds Hill, Turners Puddle
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Full Description
Two bowl barrows aligned north west by south east, situated on Clouds Hill. The barrows each have a mound composed of earth, sand and turf, with maximum dimensions of 12 metres in diameter and about 0.75 metres in height. Each mound is surrounded by a quarry ditch which has become infilled over the years, but each will survive as a buried feature 1.5 metres wide. <1>
A Bronze Age bowl barrow is visible as an earthwork on lidar imagery <2> on Clouds Hill, Turners Puddle. The barrow is formed of two sub-circular mounds, measuring up to approximately 12 m in diameter. It is scheduled together with a second barrow located approximately 22 m to the south east. This feature was digitally plotted as part of the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project.
<1> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DTM (Aerial Photograph). SDO13148.
<2> DCMS, 2000, Scheduled Monument Notification 2000, 14-Mar-00 (Scheduling record). SWX2721.
<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1314952 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 8227 9085 (27m by 25m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
| Civil Parish | Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 SW 72
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1314952
Record last edited
Dec 21 2024 7:27AM
