Monument record MDO47383 - Circular earthwork, Puddletown

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Summary

A natural hillock with old gravel diggings on top. Recorded as a circular earthwork in the past.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(SY 7327 9115) Vestiges of a circular earthwork. <1>

A natural hillock on the top of which old gravel diggings are visible. No trace of a "circular earthwork" is visible. No trace of scarping visible on air photographs. <2>


<1> Annotated Record Map 6 (Dorset County Museum), 6.4.24 (Map). SWX2545.

<2> Swatridge, G C, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments GCS, F1 GCS 06-DEC-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<2.1> Royal Air Force, 29-AUG-1961, RAF F22/58/4652/0290-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO20297.

<3> Historic England, National Record of the Historic Environment, 455008 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Annotated Record Map 6 (Dorset County Museum). 6.4.24.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator's Comments GCS. F1 GCS 06-DEC-54.
  • <2.1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 29-AUG-1961. RAF F22/58/4652/0290-1.
  • <3>XY Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment. 455008. [Mapped feature: #637163 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 7327 9115 (point)
Map sheet SY79SW
Civil Parish Puddletown; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SW 19
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455008

Record last edited

Oct 8 2026 12:37PM

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