Monument record MDO37184 - Round barrow c700 m south west of Collingwood Corner, Pimperne

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Summary

A circular cropmark visible on aerial photographs, and interpreted as the probable remains of a Bronze Age round barrow.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

ST 9115 0998 (FCE) A rapid examination of air photography suggests the presence of a possible round barrow site, of Prehistoric or Roman date, visible as a ring ditch cropmark northeast of Pimperne. <1>

Plough-levelled round barrow visible as a faint circular, annular cropmark with a diameter of around 11 metres on aerial photographs dated 2005. No evidence for surviving earthworks or internal features could be discerned. <2>


<1> Miller, Andrew, RCHME/EH/HE Aerial Photographers comment AM, 02-Feb-1993 (Verbal communication). SDO17356.

<1.1> NMR 4350: 05-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19266.

<2> GetMapping, 2005, Digital vertical aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDO12563.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 981900 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Verbal communication: Miller, Andrew. RCHME/EH/HE Aerial Photographers comment AM. 02-Feb-1993.
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: NMR 4350: 05-6.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2005. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 981900.

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Location

Grid reference ST 91139 09971 (point)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Pimperne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 118
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 981900

Record last edited

Jan 26 2023 3:34PM

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