Monument record MDO47450 - Site of Round Barrow, Puddletown

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Summary

Barrow (site) twelve urns found

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(SY 73469104) Tumulus (NR) (Site of) (NAT) (1)

A barrow composed of sand and gravel formerly existed at SY 73469104 near Norris Mill, but it was almost entirely carted away in 1872.

Twelve urns were found in the top of the barrow, of which two survive in Dorset County Museum. (2)


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

<2a> Cunningham, Ms No 5 (Article in serial). SDO20318.

<2b> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1908, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1908, 140 (Serial). SDO19.

<2c> Royal Archaeological Institute, 1962, Archaeological Journal 119, 65 (Serial). SWX9169.

<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 230 (Monograph). SDO136.

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

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 230.
  • <2b> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1908. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club for 1908. 29. 140.
  • <2a> Article in serial: Cunningham. Ms No 5. 5.
  • <2c> Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1962. Archaeological Journal 119. 119. 65.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment.

Finds (1)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

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Location

Grid reference SY 7346 9104 (point)
Map sheet SY79SW
Civil Parish Puddletown; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SW 27
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455035

Record last edited

Dec 1 2023 2:18PM

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